Video shows Indianapolis cop Sergeant Eric Huxley stomp on a black man Jermaine Vaughn’s face while he was in handcuffs
An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officer is facing federal charges after shocking bodycam footage showed him stomping on the face of a suspect while already in handcuffs.
Sergeant Eric Huxley then walks up and kicks Jermaine Vaughn, 38, in his face despite the man already being on the ground.
Sgt Huxley and two other officers approached Vaughn, who is homeless, after hearing him shouting but when he ‘refused to quiet down’, they placed him in handcuffs. Charges against him for disorderly conduct and resisting law enforcement were later dismissed.
The officer appeared before a federal grand jury who returned an indictment charging him with deprivation of rights under color of law.
Huxley already faces charges locally over his actions during the arrest of Jermaine Vaughn which occurred in September 2021.
Body camera footage of the incident sees Vaughn having an argument with another officer before being forced to the ground.
The officer said Vaughn was being uncooperative. ‘The man is on his backside on the ground, looking up. Shores with his hands cuffed behind his back.
‘Sgt. Huxley then walks over to him, lifts his left leg and drives his left foot down into face. Within seconds, blood is visible in in his mouth,’ reads the affidavit.