Spokane County Sheriff's Office unpublishes its Facebook page after backlash over body …

  Published at 4:30 pm, October 14, 2023 Alexandra Duggan, The Spokesman Review Adobe stock photo SPOKANE, Washington (The Spokesman Review) — The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office has unpublished its Facebook page following the release of a body camera video showing a deputy bloodying a 62-year-old man’s face. The August body camera video showed Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Clay Hilton pulling Kevin Hinton out of his car and hitting him multiple times while ripping his shirt and knocking out his false teeth. The arrest left Hinton with eight broken ribs, a punctured lung, severe concussion, shoulder injury and a disfigured lip, the 62-year-old’s attorneys said. The sheriff’s office announced Hilton was placed on leave Oct. 7 pending an investigation into the violent arrest. Sheriff John Nowels said in a statement that he immediately asked the Spokane Police Department to investigate the actions of the sergeant independently. “I trust the Spokane Police Department to conduct a thorough, complete, and unbiased investigation into the Sergeant’s actions and this incident. All reports and body-worn camera video have been turned over, and we will continue to cooperate with investigators. An internal investigation will be conducted following the completion of the independent investigation, which is
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