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A federal civil-rights case over the use of force by the Crawford County sheriff s office has been put on hold pending the outcome of a related criminal case against the person who filed the lawsuit.
The video showed one of the fired deputies repeatedly punching and kneeing the suspect in the head, before grabbing his hair and slamming him against the pavement.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Two Arkansas deputies who were caught on video violently arresting a suspect outside a convenience store in August have been fired, Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante said Thursday.