GROSS

Hawaii Cops Charged With Forcing Homeless Man to Lick Urinal

The pair was charged with federal civil rights violations.

Two Hawaii cops were charged Friday with civil rights violations for allegedly forcing a homeless man to lick a urinal, Hawaii News Now reports. The incident allegedly took place in Jan 2018; soon after, four officers at the Honolulu Police Department were stripped of their badges and guns after a fifth officer reported the alleged incident involving 37-year-old Samuel Ingall. Now, John Rabago and Reginald Ramones, who have each spent at least ten years with the department, each face one charge of conspiring to deprive a person of his civil rights and acting under the color of the law to deprive someone their civil rights, and have been released on bond. “I ask that the public please continue to support the officers who carry out their daily assignments with courage, integrity, and respect for the public,” Police Chief Susan Ballard said. “The two officers who were arrested will have their day in court and be held accountable for their actions.”