Joseph Zamora was nearly beaten to death by police in 2017. After surviving a medically-induced coma and a monthlong ICU stay, he was charged with assaulting a police officer and served two years in prison. Zamora's conviction was overturned by the Washington Supreme Court last year. Now, a prosecutor is trying to recharge Zamora because he has "not accepted responsibility for his role" in the beating that almost killed him.
The incident occurred in February 2017 when police officer Kevin Hake stopped Zamora while he was walking to his niece's house in Grant County, Washington. The cause for the stop was a neighbor's report about a suspected "car prowler."
