FBI is investigating W.Va. beating allegations, local authorities say

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has now opened its own probe into an altercation among West Virginia police and a 16-year-old, local authorities say.
Curtis Keller
“Now we have another involvement, where the FBI and the Department of Justice are getting involved,” Berkeley County Sheriff Curtis Keller said in a telephone interview.
Berkeley County Prosecutor Catie Wilkes Delligatti also confirmed the FBI investigation today.
“They have opened an investigation and we’ve agreed to coordinate with them,” Delligatti said.
Catie Wilkes Delligatti
She added, “In any case where there are allegations of improper actions by law enforcement, there can be federal investigations to determine whether any action is appropriate under federal law.”
The FBI itself has not confirmed its investigation into the Martinsburg incident.
http://wvmetronews.com/2018/12/06/fbi-is-investigating-w-va-beating-allegations-sheriff-says/

This case has been going on for a while. A lot of people are upset about the beating.

I actually saw this in the news a while ago, perhaps last month. But the kid isn't black, so who cares? (Black Lives Matter)

Bandit wrote:

I actually saw this in the news a while ago, perhaps last month. But the kid isn't black, so who cares? (Black Lives Matter)

A lot of people here do. It has caught fire in WV. A lot of people are mad and are calling for their head.

Pissedoffvulcan wrote:

A lot of people here do. It has caught fire in WV. A lot of people are mad and are calling for their head.

I don't blame them. But it's gotten no national media coverage, hence my reply. If the kid was Black it would be "world" news.

Bandit wrote:

Pissedoffvulcan wrote:

A lot of people here do. It has caught fire in WV. A lot of people are mad and are calling for their head.

I don't blame them. But it's gotten no national media coverage, hence my reply. If the kid was Black it would be "world" news.

Might be riots right now.