Officer denies wrongdoing in violent takedown of wrong man
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Smith he’s
Wheeler
Smith’s
Smith's
District Court
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Billy Wheeler
George Floyd
Smith
James Thagard
Matthew Lawrence
Nathaniel Haugabrook
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Black
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SAVANNAH
Ga.
Valdosta
Minneapolis
Georgia
Florida
U.S.
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Summary
Police body camera video of the Feb. 8 encounter in Valdosta, near the Georgia-Florida state line, shows Smith handing his driver's license to a Black officer and talking cooperatively when Wheeler walks up behind him, wraps him in a bear hug and slams him face-first to the ground. Wheeler's attorneys said in their court filing that Wheeler acted “believing (Smith) was the person with the outstanding warrants for his arrest.” They also said the takedown was justified because Smith was resisting.
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