Victim Assaulted By City Officer Is Speaking Out
BALTIMORE (WJZ)-- Speaking out. A father of two-- who's beating by a police officer was caught on tape--is talking for the first time tonight.
Kollin Truss tells WJZ he's disappointed with the punishment for the officer.
Mary Bubala has more.
Baltimore Police Officer Vincent Cosom - seen beating Kollin Truss in a video pleads guilty to second degree assault, and will spend 6 months behind bars.
But for his victim, that's not nearly enough.
"I feel like he should have gotten more time, if the shoe was on the other foot, I would have gotten more time," said Kollin Truss.
Officer Cosom's police report said Truss had attacked him first.
"I'm like this is nothing like what happened that night and all I can do is pray that I get low bail so I can get out, so I can reach out to an attorney so I can have someone go get that tape. Please go get that tape, that tape is my freedom," Truss said.
A city owned closed circuit camera captured the beating in June and Truss says that video is like gold because it verified his story. The officer pleaded guilty to assault, but a perjury charged against him was dropped.
"Kollin was very disappointed that there was no perjury conviction because the officer could still go out and testify to this day and we are also disappointed that the other officers who held his arms are still on duty to this day," said Tony Garcia, Truss' Attorney.
Truss has filed a lawsuit against city police--he says he's is still gripped by fear of future interactions with police.
"It makes me fear being caught on a street where there is no camera or anything because I am afraid," Truss says.
Kollin Truss lost his job because he was initially charged with assaulting a police officer. He's actively seeking new employment as he tries to move on.
Officer's Cosom's punishment includes a 4 and a half year suspended sentence.
