In this image taken from video, a man resembling University of South Florida student Calvin Briles, 21, is seen face down on the street, being handcuffed by unidentified law enforcement personnel in the French Quarter section of New Orleans, Saturday Oct. 8, 2005.Briles told the Bradenton Herald newspaper that he and another USF student Mike Monaghan, 22, witnessed retired teacher Robert Davis being beaten by New Orleans police. When law enforcement officials tried to clear the area of bystanders, Briles claims he then said, 'I want to tell somebody about this.' Briles says a man wearing a U.S. Customs vest then grabbed him, threw him against a car, pressed his head against the hood and told him, 'It's none of your business.' (AP Photo/APTN)
On Sunday, the news agency had released an edited version of the video, shot by an AP Television News crew the night before.
"Viewer interest in these images has been enormous, so we are putting out the entire video," said AP Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll. "Many times people like to see more information, which is why we post documents, transcripts and other amplifying material to our Web customers."
The full version of the video runs just over five minutes, about one minute more than the edited version. The additional minute mostly shows the street scene and the officers continuing to struggle with 64-year-old Robert Davis.
Davis pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of public intoxication, resisting arrest, battery on a police officer and public intimidation. The three patrolmen involved in the beating — Lance Schilling, Robert Evangelist and S.M. Smith — were arrested late Sunday and charged with battery.
Their attorney, Frank DeSalvo, contends the video of the Bourbon Street confrontation doesn't tell the whole story. Police union officials described Davis as so intoxicated that he staggered down the street, stumbled into a police horse and became belligerent when officers intervened.
Davis told reporters that he hasn't had a drink in 25 years.
"Viewer interest in these images has been enormous, so we are putting out the entire video," said AP Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll. "Many times people like to see more information, which is why we post documents, transcripts and other amplifying material to our Web customers."
The full version of the video runs just over five minutes, about one minute more than the edited version. The additional minute mostly shows the street scene and the officers continuing to struggle with 64-year-old Robert Davis.
Davis pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of public intoxication, resisting arrest, battery on a police officer and public intimidation. The three patrolmen involved in the beating — Lance Schilling, Robert Evangelist and S.M. Smith — were arrested late Sunday and charged with battery.
Their attorney, Frank DeSalvo, contends the video of the Bourbon Street confrontation doesn't tell the whole story. Police union officials described Davis as so intoxicated that he staggered down the street, stumbled into a police horse and became belligerent when officers intervened.
Davis told reporters that he hasn't had a drink in 25 years.
WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED, DID THEY DO A BLOOD-ALCOHOL TEST ON HIM? THEY SHOULD HAVE IF THEY DIDN'T...THE COPS MAY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO COVER THEIR ASSES.
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