MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- The father of an Alabama man who died in police custody says in a new federal lawsuit that officers "staged" his suicide to cover up what they describe as a brutal beating by officers while he was handcuffed and on his knees.
In the lawsuit filed this week, Framon Weaver Sr. says Mount Vernon police officers used a stun gun during the beating of his son, Framon Weaver Jr., who had been arrested Dec. 17, 2010 on public intoxication charges.
The lawsuit in U.S. District Court maintains that Mount Vernon officers beat him, and later placed his body in a jail cell, with a bedsheet tied around his neck to make his death appear to have been a suicide.
A message left with the Mount Vernon mayor's office was not immediately returned Wednesday.
AP Video Reports
Most Popular
- Chicken Salad Chick Finds Home for Franchise in Dothan
- Enterprise City Schools Superintendent Has New Position
- Late Spring Snowfall in Siberia After Heatwave
- Nintendo of America CEO Talks Big, Upcoming Wii U Games
- School Safety App at Honeysuckle
- Two Wiregrass Schools on Failing School List
- "Kung Fu Panda 3" To Begin Production Soon
Most Commented
powered by DisqusWTVY.com Features
 |
Get the ingredients you need to cook with Rach all week long. |
 | |
 |
Full length exclusive concerts from hot artists. |
| |
 |
Take a break! Classic Pacman, Frogger, Asteroids and more. |
| |
 |
FREE Listings Sell almost anything locally. |
| |
