Warrant issued only after video surface of Police LT's Son beating Homeless Man

[RamboLiberal]

Florida police are investigating why cops did not arrest the son of a police lieutenant who allegedly punched a homeless man from behind and knocked him unconscious.

"After I saw the video I was shocked," Sanford Chief of Police Brian Tooley told ABC News. "I was very surprised after watching that video that we did not make an arrest that night."

Tooley said as of Wednesday night there is a warrant out for the arrest of Justin Collison, 21. He is being charged with aggravated battery, which is a felony. Tooley said he is disappointed in his department, especially because this case directly involved someone in the department.

"Since this involved the lieutenant's son, we should have made sure everything was according to the books," Tooley said. "It wasn't handled well at all."

The Dec. 4 incident came to light when a video emerged that appears to show Collison walk up behind Sherman Ware,48, punch him in the back of the head and leave him unconscious on the sidewalk.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/police-lieutenants-son-investigated-attacking-homeless-man/story?id=12507834

Video at the link. BTW, this might also be racially motivated. Victim is black, attacker is white.

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. Video(seen by public) = justice. No video = no justice

[Rex]

2. If there was no video, there would never have been an arrest warrant..

Thank God there was a video, otherwise that young man would never see a courtroom and it would have been covered up completely.

[CurtEastPoint]

3. That big lummox is one sick f**k.

What IS IT with people these days and their unchecked tempers and violence?