Colorado: Video shows Denver deputy Jason Gentempo punch inmate Serafin Finn in wheelchair

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Video shows Denver deputy punch inmate in wheelchair

3 June 2020

A Denver Sheriff Department deputy accused of punching an inmate in a wheelchair and lying about it has been cleared of any wrong-doing. Video obtained by the FOX31 Problem Solvers shows the March 20, 2019 incident between Deputy Jason Gentempo and inmate Serafin Finn. The 61-year-old inmate was being transported from Denver Health Medical Center to the Downtown Detention Center when he spit on Gentempo. Surveillance video from the hospital shows Gentempo and another deputy escorting Finn when Finn is apparently berating the deputies about the whereabouts of his shoes. According to a Review and Findings letter that summarized Gentempo’s ...

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Lawsuit filed claims Denver deputy used excessive force on man being wheeled out of hospital

17 August 2021

Serafin Finn was being wheeled out of Denver Health when surveillance video appears to show a Denver County Deputy punching him and knocking him to the ground. "It seems pretty obvious the strike was there, and it was totally unnecessary," said Omeed Azmoudeh, Finn's attorney. Azmoudeh represented Finn during the incident back in 2019. Finn died in January 2021. Azmoudeh did not tell Denver7 how he died, only saying it’s unrelated to the events of this night. According to Azmoudeh, Finn was in the hospital for undisclosed medical reasons, and deputies were made aware of a warrant he had for ...

Lawsuit filed claims Denver deputy used excessive force on man being wheeled out of hospital

Serafin Finn was being wheeled out of Denver Health when surveillance video appears to show a Denver County Deputy punching him and knocking him to the ground.

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