Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Maurice Norris was pumping gas at Speedway on the west side when a customer told him a man inside was having a seizure. Once inside, the Christopher Knox, police said, cursed and grabbed at the officer. Norris jumped on Knox, fighting to get him in handcuffs for several minutes before backup arrived.
Click to read entire article on IndyStar.comNorris arrested Knox for battery on a police officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. Knox, records show, spent a day in jail before prosecutors dropped the charges. Knox's family says he was arrested because he has epilepsy.
"This is not any sort of indictment on IMPD or its intent," said attorney Carl Brizzi, the former two-term Marion County prosecutor. "If negligent training results in a response that's over the top there ought to be some justice for the person injured."
