Whitaker's face tells the tale of the beatdown.
Frequent readers of RawJustice know we’re suckers for cases of police brutality. With nearly 6,000 cases of pig punch-downs reported annually in the United States, our appetite is certainly whet.
After responding to some poor bastard stranded on the road, towing company owner Danny Whitaker, 60, of Somerset, Kentucky was on his way back home. Whitaker noticed flashing blue lights in his rear-view mirror. There were no sirens or audible warnings.
Whitaker happens to have lots of experience with the police beyond his work in towing: He’s the father of Somerset Police Officer Scott Whitaker and Burnside Police Chief Craig Whitaker.
Headed down a road a tad wider than Elvis’ constricted colon as he pushed for that final BM, Whitaker signaled to the officer that he was stopping once they had reached an appropriate spot, which he figured would best be the driveway of his home, less than one-fifth of a mile from the start of the traffic stop.
After parking his cruiser in a position to make video recording impossible from his dashboard camera, Pulaski County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Molen allegedly punched the helpless Whitaker repeatedly in the face, dropped him to the ground, then jackbooted his ribs.
Hearing the commotion, not to mention the tirade of profanities being screamed by the deputy, Whitaker’s wife rushed outside to see her husband face down on the ground.
“Call the boys, he’s trying to kill me!” Whitaker screamed to his wife.
Whitaker has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in response to the incident — and we wish him well.
