WBRZ Investigative Unit: New video shows BRPD officer was on cell phone before slamming into cyclist, family reacts

BATON ROUGE – A mother was overcome with emotion Thursday while reliving one of the scariest moments of her life.

It was the first time that Debbie Washington got a clear picture of what happened the night her son, Dwayne Washington, was hit by Baton Rouge Police Officer Stefon Jones.

The WBRZ Investigative Unit obtained footage from Jones’ body-worn camera through a public records request. The first version was completely blurred by BRPD, but after getting our legal team involved, the department agreed to give us the un-redacted version…

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