Lawsuit: Camden County police 'knowingly and intentionally' destroyed evidence

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https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2020/06/08/xavier-ingram-camden-man-paralyzed-after-arrest-lawsuit-claims-evidence-destroyed/5317805002/

CAMDEN – A man left paralyzed after an arrest here wants a judge to rule Camden County police officers deliberately destroyed potential evidence in his case.
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But Ingram’s lawsuit contends Camden County Police Department Officer Jeremy Merck stepped on his neck after he fell, causing injuries that left him a quadriplegic. It alleges two other officers — Nicholas Marchiafava and Antonio Genetta. — assaulted and mishandled him, worsening his condition.
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Among other claims, Ingram’s excessive force suit says he was wrongly arrested for possessing a stolen gun and four wax paper folds of heroin.
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“This evidence was critical to (Ingram’s) ability to prove that (police) lacked probable cause and that this was a false arrest,” the motion says. “It was also obviously critical to exonerating him of the criminal charges.”

[murielm99]

1. I thought Camden was being held up as a

place where police reform was working.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

2. IMO it's an ongoing effort

This lawsuit stems from a 2014 arrest. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

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