Tonight a single mother is complaining about police brutality after her son 22 year old Michael McDougal was beaten by police officers over the weekend. She said it happened on Saturday morning in Newtown Barracks - after police found McDougal with a .38 handgun. And while she is not condoning her son's actions, she says the police can do their job more professionally. McDougal was taken to the hospital for treatment and then remanded to the Hattieville prison.
Margaret McDougal, mother of Michael McDougal
"Somebody called me from hospital and told me that I must come to the station to see my son because my son is in the hospital. When I went there and saw him, he said that they whop him in his head, he said that his stomach was bruised up and he said when they turned him over they stomp him in his chest and then he said that it was two police that beat him up. They hold him already and they didn't have any right to beat him again. He is bruised up and burst up and he is in pain."
This morning police visited the home of Margaret McDougal - looking for her other son 23 year old Jeffery McDougal whom they believe is responsible for the murder of 40 year old Paul Rubio Morgan - who was gunned down on King Street last month. McDougal has been missing ever since that murder and since then his mother says police have raided her residence in search of him over 20 times.
Margaret McDougal, mother of Michael McDougal
"Jeffery McDougal, and I ask them what were they looking for, Officer Ponce and I can't remember the other officer name. When Mr. Grinage comes, he talk to you nice and he go about his business, but those two officers are terrible."
Monica Bodden
"So what happened this morning?"
Margaret McDougal, mother of Michael McDougal
"When they come they ran in and I ask them what happen? They didn't answer. When they pull the door down and on their way out through the alley they told me that they were looking for my son Jeffery. I told them that they could have tell me that a long time because Jeffery doesn't live here, he went about his business long time."
Monica Bodden
"They told you why they were looking for him?"
Margaret McDougal, mother of Michael McDougal
"The officer said that they were looking for him because of a killing. I don't know if it's him that did the killing because I am getting lots of talking."
Police believe Paul Rubio Morgan murder was gang related.
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