By Mike Sawyer Huntsville, AL — Four years ago, Huntsville police officer Brett Russell pulled suspect Gary Wayne Hopkins from the back of a police cruiser and proceeded to violently attack him as fellow officers held him down. Despite the assault being captured on video, it took nearly four years for Russell to finally be found guilty. This delay was a function of the blue code of silence.
On Thursday, Russell was found guilty by a jury for violating Hopkin’s civil rights by beating him in custody and of obstructing justice by trying to cover it up.
During the dramatic trial, two witnesses admitted to …read more