MyEyewitnessNews.com – Contributor: Shane Myers
Memphis, TN — Former Memphis Police Officer Bridges McRae has been indicted on a civil rights violation in the beating of transgendered woman Duanna Johnson.
According to the indictment, McRae is accused of using excessive force when he repeatedly hit Duanna Johnson with his fists and handcuffs on February 12, 2008.
Johnson told Eyewitness News that McRae called her a “he/she” and other derogatory terms before and during the beating. She said another officer, J. Swain held her down while McRae hit her.