Mentally ill man, 28, spent FIVE MONTHS in prison for ‘assaulting’ two cops before bodycam footage revealed a group of officers beat, tased and taunted him after arresting him for NO reason

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  Kenta Settles, 28, of Cleveland, suffers from bipolar and schizophrenia disorders
• Video shows him being beaten, tased and taunted during his January 23 arrest  
• Settles was stopped by cops on Turney Road while walking but it’s unclear why 
• He was immediately detained without being told what crime he committed 
• Within a matter of seconds he was tackled to the ground by the two officers 
• Settles was then shot in the back with a Taser and repeatedly struck by the cops
• He was charged with assaulting a peace officer and obstructing official business
• Settles was jailed on a $250,000 bond and spent five months in prison 
• He was released June 8 after judge saw video and granted him a personal bond
• Settles has since filed a lawsuit against the officers alleging excessive force  

By VALERIE EDWARDS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

A 28-year-old black man who suffers from multiple mental health disorders spent five months in prison for ‘assaulting’ two white Ohio cops before bodycam footage revealed that the officers beat, tased and taunted him during a January arrest.

Kenta Settles, who has been diagnosed with bipolar and schizophrenia disorders, was arrested on January 23 in Garfield Heights, Ohio, while walking down an icy sidewalk along Turney Road. 

In bodycam videos obtained by Cleveland.com, Garfield Heights officers Michael Malak and Robert Pitts are seen stopping Settles, who appeared confused about why the cops were approaching him to begin with. Settles didn’t appear to be committing a crime when he was stopped. …..more here

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