HARVEY, La. ( WGNO ) — The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a use-of-force incident after a deputy allegedly hit a suspect in the head multiple times while performing an arrest.
According to the JPSO, a video of the incident, which occurred at the corner of Lapalco and Manhattan boulevards around 6:36 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, was released on Friday, reportedly showing part of the incident.
Officials say they received multiple 911 calls reporting that a man was standing on the corner, making “obscene gestures” at passing drivers, walking in and out of traffic and approaching drivers’ vehicles…