A civil rights case against an Alabama police officer accused of using excessive force on a 57-year-old Indian man was dismissed Wednesday by a federal judge.
After two previous cases ended in mistrials, U.S. District Judge Madeline Haikala on Wednesday accepted a motion to acquit police officer Eric Parker, the Associated Press reported.
On Feb. 6, 2015, the Madison police officer slammed Sureshbhai Patel against the ground after someone called 911 saying a "suspicious person" was walking around the neighborhood.
Patel was visiting his son and newborn grandson – it was his second time in the U.S. and he spoke only limited English.
The incident, which left Patel with partial paralysis, was caught on video by police dashcam.
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Parker was charged on Feb. 13 with a felony for allegedly violating the civil rights of Patel. Two previous criminal trials ended with a hung jury after jurors were unable to agree on whether Parker was justified when he arrested Patel.