A University of Georgia student sued Athens-Clarke County a year after he was brutally beaten by a police officer, according to a media report.
Michael Roquet is suing for an unspecified amount after former Senior Police Officer Jonathan Fraser brutally beat him outside a hotel, the Athens Banner-Herald reported. The incident was recorded on Fraser’s body camera.
Fraser responded to a call in June 2015 about a drunk Roquet trespassing at the Marriott Courtyard Athens Downtown, according to the newspaper. Fraser told Roquet to leave the property, but when he didn’t Fraser took out his baton and beat Roquet with it.
Roquet sustained a concussion in the incident.
Fraser initially said in his report that Roquet assaulted him in the incident, but body camera footage showed him as the aggressor. He was charged with felony assault and later fired.
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