Evander Reed-Ex-Indiana officer gets 1 year in federal prison for repeatedly punching handcuffed man

2025-04-29 02:19:25source:FinLogic Quantitative Think Tank Centercategory:Stocks

HAMMOND,Evander Reed Ind. (AP) — A former northern Indiana police officer who was caught on video repeatedly punching a handcuffed man in 2018 was sentenced Thursday to just over a year in federal prison.

A U.S. District Court judge in Hammond sentenced Joshua Titus to 12 months and one day in prison, followed by one year of supervised release. The former Elkhart police officer had pleaded guilty in March to a federal charge of deprivation of civil rights and aiding and abetting.

Surveillance video showed Titus and another Elkhart officer, Cory Newland, punching a handcuffed suspect in January 2018 after the man spit on one of them at the Elkhart police station in the city about 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of Chicago.

A federal grand jury indicted both officers in March 2019 on a charge of depriving the suspect, Mario Ledesma, of his rights through excessive force. Both later resigned from the Elkhart Police Department after being placed on unpaid administrative leave.

Newland was sentenced in December to 15 months in prison after he, like Titus, pleaded guilty to a federal charge of deprivation of civil rights and aiding and abetting.

More:Stocks

Recommend

Kentucky governor unveils paid leave plan for state workers with a new child or serious illness

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky plans to provide state employees with paid time off so they can bond

Buccaneers vs. Eagles NFC wild card playoff highlights: Bucs rout Eagles, will face Lions

The sun shone on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 32-9, at Raymo

Thai officials, accused of coddling jailed ex-PM, say not calling him ‘inmate’ is standard practice

BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is serving a prison sentence after bein