CREOLA, Ala. (AP) - A former south Alabama police officer faces charges after authorities say he assaulted a man being held in jail, tying a rope around his neck and hitting and kicking him.
A grand jury on Friday indicted Gary Davis, who was a Creola police officer, according to WKRG-TV. Mobile Assistant District Attorney Keith Blackwood told the television station that the alleged assault happened at the Creola jail on April 21.
After he was notified of the alleged assault, Police Chief Frank Hammond notified the State Bureau of Investigation. Once the investigation was complete, a disciplinary hearing was held last Monday and Davis was fired.
“We don’t tolerate officers that don’t do the right thing. They have to treat people like they like to be treated. We are here to protect and serve,” Hammond said, according to WPMI-TV.
Davis is expected to have a bond hearing this week.
Hammond said the alleged victim was released on bond.
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