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Arkansas officers are suspended after social media video shows a police beating

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Three law enforcement officers in Arkansas have been suspended over what appeared to be the beating of a suspect that was caught on video.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Three law enforcement officers in Arkansas have been suspended over what appeared to be the beating of a suspect that was caught on video. Michael Hibblen with Little Rock station KUAR is following details of the investigation² and joins us this morning.

Thanks for being here, Michael.

MICHAEL HIBBLEN, BYLINE³: You bet.

MARTIN: Can you describe, as grim as it may be, what is shown in this video?

HIBBLEN: Well, this happened yesterday in the city of Mulberry. That's in western Arkansas, about 30 miles from the Oklahoma border. The city's police chief said they had reports that a suspect was making threats at a convenience store. A Mulberry police officer and two Crawford County sheriff's deputies responded, with this incident taking place outside the store. The video, which quickly spread on social media, shows the three officers. One is holding the suspect down while the other two are repeatedly hitting the man in the head and kneeing him in the body. Authorities are not doubting the authenticity⁴ of the video and immediately suspended the officers and promised an investigation.

The video was apparently⁵ recorded by a woman in a nearby car, and you can hear her expressing shock, using profanity, gasping⁶ in surprise as the beating continued. At one point, she said, this is bad. We've got to get out of here. We then hear a voice yell at the officers who look up and yell something about staying back. That's when this 34-second clip ends.

MARTIN: So as you noted⁷, there was a furious response on social media to this video. What are state officials saying at this point?

HIBBLEN: Well, Governor Asa Hutchinson weighed in immediately, posting on Twitter that he had spoken with the head of the Arkansas State Police, which typically conducts investigations⁸ of police shootings by outside departments. Hutchinson said the incident will be investigated and will incorporate what he called the video evidence. State police said in a press release that a use-of-force investigation has been opened. This case file will eventually be submitted to prosecutors⁹ who will determine whether any laws were broken. The sheriff of the county, Crawford County, as well as the local police chief - both issued statements saying that employees will be held accountable for their actions, and appropriate measures will eventually be taken.

MARTIN: And finally, what do we know, if anything, about the suspect?

HIBBLEN: He's identified as 27-year-old Randall Worcester of Goose Creek¹⁰, S.C. Authorities say he was taken to a hospital for examination and treatment, though we don't know any specifics about any injuries. He was released from the hospital, then taken to a jail. And Worcester has been charged with several crimes - second-degree murder, resisting arrest, terroristic threatening, among other things, and at this point, no timeline for how long it will take for an investigation to be completed.

MARTIN: Michael Hibblen reporting from Little Rock.

Thank you, Michael.

HIBBLEN: You bet.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 authenticity   

n.真实性

参考例句：

• There has been some debate over the authenticity of his will. 对于他的遗嘱的真实性一直有争论。
• The museum is seeking an expert opinion on the authenticity of the painting. 博物馆在请专家鉴定那幅画的真伪。

5 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

6 gasping   

adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词

参考例句：

• He was gasping for breath. 他在喘气。
• "Did you need a drink?""Yes, I'm gasping!” “你要喝点什么吗？”“我巴不得能喝点！”

7 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

8 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

9 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

10 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。