Deaf, disabled man's lawyer speaks out after police incident

The lawyer of the deaf and disabled man who was seen being hit by Phoenix Police officers on body camera footage is speaking out.

It's an incident that's making national headlines and is currently under investigation by multiple agencies overseeing police conduct.

Tyron McAlpin's lawyer, Jesse Showalter of Robbins Curtin Millea & Showalter, LLC, says he was shocked when he saw the body cam footage of this arrest. He says he believes there's a lot more evidence in the city's possession that will shed light on this situation, but, in the meantime, he's focused on getting McAlpin's charges dropped.

"These officers went wrong from the moment Officer Harris got out of the car," Showalter said. "You watch the video and what you see is his arms are reaching out, and he's assaulting Tyron from the moment the encounter begins. The number of times these two officers are striking Tyron in the head is extreme and is outrageous and is something that we thought was a thing of the past."

According to police documents, the Aug. 19 encounter began after officers responded to the area of Indian School Road and 12th Street for reports of a fight, a claim that later turned out to be unfounded.

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