The crime the cops were investigating was that he was supposedly looking in cars and trying the handles. I guess that’s a capital offense now. /s
So yeah... send these guys to general population. Not that special “cops only” prison.
Supposedly there was a 911 call that someone was breaking into cars in the parking lot, but the police refused to release the tape. The speculation is that the local restaurant and bar owners were pressing the police to drive the homeless out of the area because they were bad for business. This beating was part of that effort.