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November 29, 2022

Five Police Officers in New Haven, CT, Arrested After Man Is Paralyzed in Police Van
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Five police officers in New Haven, Connecticut, have been arrested and
charged for their role in an incident that left a Black man named Randy
Cox paralyzed. On June 19, police arrested the 36-year-old man on
suspicion of illegally possessing a handgun. He was then handcuffed and
placed in the back of a police van without a seat belt. After the van
made an abrupt stop, Cox slid into the van's back metal wall, seriously
injuring his neck and spine. Officers then ignored his pleas for help.
Charges against the five officers include second-degree reckless
endangerment.


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