Trial Date Moved Up for Accused Officer
The trial of a Madison police officer who was recorded slamming an Indian grandfather to the ground last month has been moved up by two weeks.
Eric Parker is scheduled to appear in Limestone County court April 15 on assault charges.
Sureshbhai Patel suffered injuries including partial paralysis when he was slammed face-first to the ground on Feb. 6. Police have said Parker was responding to a neighbor’s call about a suspicious person. Patel’s family has said he was taking a walk and doesn’t speak much English.
Parker’s attorney Robert Tuten filed a motion Wednesday to keep April 29 as the trial date. Tuten says the new date doesn’t allow enough preparation and that he hasn’t been given evidence related to the investigation.
