Arthur Williams is the Baltimore police officer that was suspended for beating Dashawn McGrier. The video at the end of this article shows McGrier beat Williams up, leaving him in a pool of his own blood.
The Baltimore Sun reports that Williams was suspended on Saturday after the video went viral. Williams touches McGrier and McGrier slaps his hand away. Splinter explains that Williams is seen landing a fury of punches to McGrier’s face.
The following pic show McGrier at Kenny Anderson’s basketball camp.
The pic below shows Arthur Williams:
The tweet below shows Mayor Catherine Pugh’s response to the video. She explains that Williams was suspended and an investigation has been launched.
My statement on the video of the Baltimore Police Officer pic.twitter.com/Wp5GJk80zt
— Mayor Catherine Pugh (@MayorPugh50) August 11, 2018
The incident occurred on Saturday on East Monument and North Rose Street. Dashawn McGrier’s lawyer, Warren Brown revealed that McGrier can’t feel one of his legs and he suffered a broken nose, ribs and jaw.
The tweet below explains that Williams was hired in 2017 and worked for the Eastern District. He will most likely be fired from the police department.
Arthur Williams J995, Hired May 2017 Eastern District!!! @BaltimorePolice @BaltimoreSAO PLEASE GET THIS VIOLENT INDIVIDUAL BEHIND BARS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY pic.twitter.com/j9Y2XHr38N
— Kelly Davis (@50ShadesofKellz) August 11, 2018
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