Kinston police investigating use of force against 18-year-old
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>> ALL NEW TONIGHT, A LOCAL
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS FACING
TOUGH QUESTIONS BECAUSE OF AN
INCIDENT WE WANT TO SHOW YOU
WAS STILL OF A VIDEO THAT
APPEARS TO SHOW A KINSTON
POLICE OFFICER HERE PUNCHING
AN 18 YEAR-OLD MULTIPLE TIMES
WHILE HOLDING HIM ON THE
GROUND. WE HAVE THAT VIDEO.
WE WANT TO WARN YOU. IT'S
DIFFICULT TO WATCH WRAL'S ERIC
MILLER TALKED TO THE 18 YEAR
OLDS FAMILY TONIGHT FOR THE
FIRST TIME WHO'S DEMANDING
JUSTICE.
>> ALL OF THIS HAPPENED SUNDAY
JUST BLOCKS FROM KINSTON
POLICE'S HEADQUARTERS. IT
STARTED AS A BREAKING AND
ENTERING AND LARCENY CALL FUND
THE CONTROVERSIAL MOMENTS THAT
FOLLOWED WERE CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
WE WANT TO WARN YOU THIS
FOOTAGE IS HARD TO WATCH.
>> IT LASTS JUST OVER 3
MINUTES. EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD
CAMERON WILLIAMS HELD TO THE
GROUND. KINSTON POLICE CORPORAL
ON HIS BACK, THOUGH, WHAT JUST
SECONDS INTO THE VIDEO THAT
CORPORAL HITS WILLIAMS, AT
LEAST TO TURN IT MOMENTS LATER.
OTHER OFFICERS ARRIVE ON SCENE
AND HELPED HOLD WILLIAMS TO
THE GROUND. WILLIAMS BEGAN
SHAKING WHAT HE SAYS WAS A
SEIZURE LAST MINUTE AND 20
SECONDS.
YOU FEEL.
>> ALL THAT WEIGHT AND CAN
REALLY TELL THEM GO BY.
>> IN A RELEASE, KINSTON PD
SAYS THEY REQUESTED MEDICS AT
THE SCENE, BUT WILLIAMS
DECLINED TREATMENT. WILLIAMS
SAYS HE RECEIVED MINIMAL HELP.
>> WAS TOO DISORIENTED TO ASK
FOR MORE.
>> I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHY
STATE OF MIND.
>> WILLIAMS WAS EVENTUALLY
TAKEN TO JAIL AND CHARGED WITH
RESISTING A PUBLIC OFFICER AND
COMMUNICATING THREATS TOWARD
ACCUSES WILLIAMS OF REFUSING
TO STOP AND DIRECTED PULLING
AWAY DURING THE ARREST ATTEMPT.
AND AMONG OTHER THINGS,
INTIMIDATING MINORS FROM
ASSISTING THE OFFICER IN THE
INVESTIGATION. WILLIAMS SAYS
HE SPOKE WITH SOME KIDS AT THE
SCENE BUT DIDN'T TRY TO
INTIMIDATE THEM. HE SAYS HE DID
TRY TO WALK AWAY.
>> I COULD HEAR HIM SAY STOP,
BUT I'M I WILL SUPPORT A STOP
IN THE LANE TO KNOW. AND HE'S
LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY. IT.
>> WILLIAMS SAYS NOTHING HE
DID COULD JUSTIFY THE TREATMENT
HE RECEIVED FEELINGS ECHOED
BY HIS MOTHER.
>> IT'S ART. AND, YOU JUST EVEN
LOOK AT IT.
>> COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS, DAVID
GILL SAYS THIS INCIDENT IS PART
OF A LONG PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR
BY KINGSTON PD, BUT WE WILL
ALSO LIE.
>> NOT MORE THAN A EXTERNAL
INVESTIGATION. MAYBE MAYBE THE
SBI ITS RELEASE. THE DEPARTMENT
SAID KPD TAKES ALL USE-OF-FORCE
INCIDENT SERIOUSLY.
>> AND IS NOW REVIEWING THE
INCIDENT INCLUDING OFFICER
REPORTS, WITNESS STATEMENTS
AND BODY-WORN CAMERA FOOTAGE
FOOTAGE. THE WILLIAMS FAMILY
WANTS RELEASED IN THE DAY.
BUT RICH PARENTS IS SOMETHING
TO BE DO. IT'S SOMETHING WE DO.
>> WILLIAMS WAS RELEASED FROM
JAIL MONDAY ON A $15,000 BOND.
KINGSTON PD SAYS THEY'RE STILL
CONTINUING TO LOOK INTO THE
BREAKING AND ENTERING CALL THAT
SPARKED ALL OF THIS. WE ASKED
KINSTON PD SEVERAL FOLLOW-UP
QUESTIONS. WE REACHED OUT STILL
WAITING FOR RESPONSE. THOSE
QUESTIONS INCLUDE THEIR POLICY
ON RENDERING AID TO SOMEONE IN
CUSTODY AND WHETHER ALL
OFFICERS, BODY CAMERAS WERE
ROLLING DURING THIS INCIDENT
WILL BRING YOU THOSE DETAILS