A grand jury indicted each of the Shreveport officers on Monday with a count of malfeasance in office in connection with the late January pursuit and stop of a truck that left driver Chico Bell with a shattered eye socket and passenger Damon Robinson with his nose broken in several places, according to Caddo Parish District Attorney James E. Stewart Sr.
Stewart said in a statement that charges against Bell and Robinson — including drug possession, flight from an officer and resisting — were dropped “due to unnecessary excessive force” during the arrest.
The January 24 incident began when officers “attempted to engage” Bell and Robinson for apparent “seat belt violations” as they left a residence in a Chevrolet truck, Stewart said.
The truck did not stop and during a chase joined by other officers, Bell was captured by police vehicle cameras hurling several objects from the window, according to the statement.
Shreveport Police Department officers pulled Bell out through the driver’s side window, Stewart said.
