DENVER—The father of the man who says he was beaten by Denver police says he heard the beating over an open cell phone line.
A police video shows 24-year-old Michael DeHerrera talking on his cell phone as 25-year-old Shawn Johnson was being arrested in Denver last year. DeHerrera says he called his father, a veteran sheriff’s officer, in distress.
The father, Anthony DeHererra, told CBS’ “The Early Show” Wednesday that he heard someone say “We have to get rid of the phone, they’re recording us.” He says he heard the phone drop, some obscenities and then a thud.
The video shows an officer slamming Anthony DeHerrera to the ground but then the camera moves back.
Two officers were disciplined but an independent monitor says they should have been fired.
