George Henderson, a 61-year-old Black man and army veteran with Alzheimer’s disease, had wandered from his home in Tennessee last year, ending up across state lines in a convenience store where he was in desperate need of help.
But instead of helping him, a local cop in Kentucky slammed him to the ground and punched him in the back of the head, knocking him unconscious after accusing him of being under the influence of drugs, falsely claiming Henderson had cocaine in his nose.
Last month, Henderson’s wife, Kimberly, filed a lawsuit against Guthrie police officer Jacob Pritchett, accusing the cop of excessive force, battery, defamation, negligence and malicious prosecution.
Guthrie Police Chief Dean Blumel is also listed as a defendant, accused of negligent policy enforcement and negligent training, which is ironic considering the chief claimed Pritchett was acting on his “training and departmental policy” when he falsely accused the Black man of being on drugs and beat him unconscious…