IMPD felony charges

REMEBER THIS WAS A DANGEROUS CRIMINAL & ARREST - THIS PERSON WAS ARREST FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

INDIANAPOLIS — Jermaine Vaughn told a detective he was, “practicing his First Amendment right to free speech.”

A probable cause affidavit filed with the court indicates Vaughn was “talking/yelling to no one in particular” on Sept. 24 on the east side of Monument Circle when an officer placed him in handcuffs for disorderly conduct.

‘You’re done’: Video shows IMPD sergeant stomping on handcuffed man’s face during Monument Circle arrest

IMPD body-worn camera video of the incident shows Vaughn continued to argue with Bike Officer Matthew Shores when he was forced to the ground and Sergeant Eric Huxley walked up.

“Vaughn is on his backside on the ground, looking up at Ofc. Shores,” reads the PC, “with his hands cuffed behind his back. Sgt. Huxley then walks over to Vaughn, lifts his left leg and drives his left foot down into Vaughn’s face. Within seconds, blood is visible in Vaughn’s mouth.”

That kick to the head, and the body-worn camera video that recorded it, are the reasons why Huxley, a 14-year veteran, is facing termination and felony charges of battery and official misconduct.

“I’m upset. It hurts me to see any of our officers treat someone the way you’re gonna see here. No excuse for it,” said IMPD Chief Randal Taylor moments before he released the video. “I understand that after watching this video there’s going to be some people who are upset and we’ll hope to mend those fences where we can.”

“The video in this incident speaks for itself,” Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears told FOX59 News. “I think in a case like this it’s very helpful as it depicts the events, what led to the encounter between the two individuals, and you can really kind of see the events as they progress in real-time.”

During the takedown an officer can be heard saying to Vaughn, “We’re not gonna do this, right?” and after Vaughn is kicked and appears dazed on the ground, another ..