Orangeburg, South Carolina: Black Man Clarence Gailyard Stomped by Officer David Lance Dukes To Receive $650K Settlement

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Police officer accused of putting foot on man’s head has been in trouble before

10 August 2021

A former police officer who was recently fired after authorities say he put his foot on a man’s head has been in trouble before. According to investigators, police officer David Dukes, who worked for the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety, was seen on body cam video stomping on the head of a 58-year-old African American man last month. Dukes was fired and charged with first-degree assault and battery. The director of the department said he was horrified by what he saw on the video. But this is not the first Dukes has had problems with a police department. According to ...

Police officer accused of putting foot on man’s head has been in trouble before

A former police officer who was recently fired after authorities say he put his foot on a man’s head has been in trouble before.

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Officer charged after stomping on black man's neck

8 August 2021

A man who says an Orangeburg Department of Public Safety officer stomped on him is now calling for justice. Clarence Gailyard, 58, says he was trying to comply with demands by Orangeburg County Public Safety Officer David Lance Dukes, when he says Dukes stomped on his neck. Dukes, was fired after the incident and has since been arrested and charged with first-degree assault and battery. The July 26 incident started when Officer Dukes responded to a "call for service" at Gailyard's home. Someone called 911 after mistaking the stick Gailyard often walks with to fend off dogs for a gun, ...

Officer charged after stomping on black man's neck

ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S. C. (WACH) — A man who says an Orangeburg Department of Public Safety officer stomped on him is now calling for justice. Clarence Gailyard, 58, says he was trying to comply with demands by Orangeburg County Public Safety Officer David Lance Dukes, when he says Dukes stomped...

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Black Man Stomped by South Carolina Officer Will Receive $650,000 Settlement
When the man did not lie on the ground quickly, because he has metal rods and pins in his leg and hip, a police officer stomped on the back of his head

17 November 2021

After being stopped by the police in South Carolina in July, a Black man was ordered to lie on the ground. When he did not do so quickly, because he has metal rods and pins in his leg and hip, an officer stomped on the back of his head. The man, Clarence Gailyard, 58, will now receive $650,000 in compensation from Orangeburg, S.C., the city announced on Wednesday. Body camera footage from July 26 shows Mr. Gailyard being stopped by Officer David Lance Dukes. The officer points a gun at Mr. Gailyard, who is on his hands and knees. In ...

Black Man Stomped by South Carolina Officer Will Receive $650,000 Settlement

When the man did not lie on the ground quickly, because he has metal rods and pins in his leg and hip, a police officer stomped on the back of his head.

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