The Brief
- A former Fulton County sheriff’s sergeant was arraigned Friday on federal charges following a civil rights investigation.
- Authorities said the man ordered his deputies to deactivate their body cameras right before he attacked a handcuffed detainee.
- An unexpected recording from a deputy’s camera captured the entire unprovoked assault inside the Fulton County Courthouse.
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – A former Fulton County Sheriff’s Office sergeant was arraigned Friday on federal charges after being accused of attacking a handcuffed detainee at the Fulton County Courthouse, authorities announced.
What we know:
Former Sgt. Louis Brown, III, 41, of Smyrna, was arraigned Friday for using excessive force against a detainee, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. A federal grand jury indicted Brown on Tuesday for depriving a person of civil rights under color of law.…