Footage from six years ago finally surfaced earlier this month, revealing the brutal beating of Jarius Brown by two Louisiana State Police (LSP) officers in 2019. Despite internal police records stating that "there was no way of defending" the assault, state police ultimately backed the deputies' claim that it was Brown, not the officers, who was the aggressor.
On September 27, 2019, Brown was arrested for possession of marijuana and taken to the DeSoto Parish Detention Center in Mansfield, Louisiana. While changing into prison clothing, surveillance footage shows two officers, Deputy Javarrea Pouncy and Deputy DeMarkes Grant, punching the naked 25-year-old repeatedly after Brown didn't squat as directed during a strip search. The officers landed 50 punches, which continued even after Brown fell to the ground.
