Rodney king today. He was discovered by his fiancee cynthia kelly who had served as a juror in kings lawsuit against the city of los. Jaaye person lynn a lawyer who was out protesting there on sunday was mindful of the history of watts and rodney king and said in an interview with spectrum news 1 a local news channel that. I can only speak to one personally.
Overall all four were put on trail for federal civil rights violations. When the officers were acquitted on april 29 1992 riots broke out across los angeles. There was a settlement out of court and no need for a civil trial.
Exuberant protesters vows for police reform and then. Rodney king died at 47 years old in his swimming pool in rialto california. The video camera used to record the beating of rodney king in 1991 an act of violence that sparked days of riots in los angeles when officers were acquitted a year later is up for auction.
On the night of march 3 1991 rodney king led police on a more than 110 mph chase through the san fernando valley. Ive seen the same pattern before. A resident captured what happened next on tape.
Stacy koon and officer lawrence powell. Several lapd officers dealt more than 50 blows to king while he was handcuffed on the ground. Rodney king whose beating by los angeles police in 1991 was caught on camera and sparked riots after the acquittal of the four officers involved was found dead in his swimming pool sunday.
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