Cops Allegedly Beat Deaf Black Man

By Chris Hoenig


Two Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers are suspended with pay while an investigation continues into a seven-minute altercation that left a Black motorist bloodied and bruised near Oklahoma City.

According to the police report, Pearl Pearson, who is deaf, was pulled over after fleeing a car accident just south of the city. The report says officers repeatedly ordered Pearson to show his hands, but a seven-minute altercation broke out when he did not comply. Pearson was hospitalized and left with bruises on his face.

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