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Robeson County police officer hospitalized after being beaten while making arrest
https://abc11.com/michael-sale-robeson-county-police-officer-rowland/7107742/(video at link)
Robeson County police officer hospitalized after being beaten while making arrest
Sunday, October 18, 2020 12:56PM
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Robeson County police officer had to be airlifted to the hospital overnight Saturday after being beaten during an arrest.
According to Rowland Police Chief Hubert B. Graham, Officer Michael Sales, 27, responded to a disturbance call in the area of Benton Court when he began struggling with Jamel Alphonso Rogers.
ABC-affiliate WPDE reported a bystander recorded the incident on a cellphone and went live on Facebook. According to the video, the fight lasted nearly 11 minutes.
Graham told WPDE the video really upset him and shows the harsh reality of what police encounter on call.
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