The Fence - Dick Lehr [177]
mistaken-identity incidents and, 82–83, 85–89, 91–92
passes exam and joins Boston
Police Department, 80–81
personality and character of, 15–16, 18–19
as plainclothes police officer, 8, 9–10, 62–63
police beating of, 132, 133–35
post-traumatic stress disorder as effect of beating, 158–60, 174, 195–96, 278–80
post-trial service on Boston
Police Department, 329–30
promotion of, to sergeant, 172–74
at Providence College, 25, 80, 257
relationship with wife Kimberly and children, 90–91, 159–60, 283–85
response to police Internal Affairs investigation, 189–91
return to force after beating, and given Internal Affairs assignment, 207–9, 282
shooting at Cortee’s and police response, 99–101, 105
shooting at Walaikum’s, police response, and participation in police chase following, 109, 110, 113, 115, 116, 118, 120, 121–22, 123, 124–25, 126, 127–32
testimony at civil suit trial, 300–305
testimony in K. Conley perjury trial, 267
transfers to audits and reviews division of Internal Affairs, 282–83
work on Anti-Gang Violence
Unit, 7–11, 26–28, 85, 91
Cox, Mikaela (daughter of Mike Cox), 257, 284
Cox, Mike Jr. (son of Mike Cox), 2, 80, 90
effects of Mike Cox’s beating on, 157, 159–60
Cox, Nicholas “Nick” (son of Mike Cox), 2, 90
effects of Mike Cox’s beating on, 157, 159–60
Cox, Ollie (aunt of Mike Cox), 17
Cox, Ricky (brother of Mike Cox), 14
Cox criminal and civil lawsuits arguments and examinations by Cox attorneys Roach and Sinsheimer in civil trial, 293, 294, 295, 296–97, 300–302, 305–6, 312–14
arguments and examination by defense attorneys in civil trial, 298–300, 303–5, 310–12
case against city and Boston Police, 321–22
K. Conley testimony in civil trial, 308–10
Cox family response to police handling of beating, 160–61, 167–69
Cox hires attorney Roach and files civil lawsuit, 223–24
Cox’s initial response, and failure of police department to investigate his beating, 160–62, 166–67
Cox testimony in civil trial, 300–305
civil case split into different jury trials, 291–92, 321
civil rights lawsuit filed by M. Cox, 224, 225, 295
defendants in civil case (Burgio, Conley, Daley, Williams), 223, 272, 256, 294–95, 308–11
depositions in civil suit, 277–78, 283–85
federal investigation of Cox beating, 233, 234, 240–43
grand jury testimony of, 213–16, 218–21
initial police reports on suspect arrests and Cox beating, 146, 151–55
Judge Young’s court in Cox civil suit trial, 290–92, 293–96, 297–98, 305, 314–15
jurors in civil suit trial, 295, 302–3, 306–8, 314–15, 316–17, 318–19
Police Commissioner Evans’s new police rules and, 191–93
police departmental Form 26
reports filed, 162–64
police Internal Affairs investigation, 162–64, 169–84, 187
media coverage of, 164–67, 199–201, 206–7, 287–90, 302, 319, 321–22
preparations for civil suit trial, 275–78
Suffolk County criminal investigation of Cox beating, 184–89, 199–206, 212, 213–16, 218–21, 227–34
unavailability of Internal Affairs reports, 202–3
verdict in civil lawsuit, 317–20
Cruz, Luis (police detective), interview of Ian Daley by, 176–79
interview of Mike Cox by, 170–72
Curley, James Michael, 13
Daley, Ian (police officer)
attempted arrest of M. Cox by, 135, 142–43, 205, 303, 311
becomes target of C. Jones’s anger, 206–7
Cox civil suit against, 223, 272, 295, 296, 298, 303, 311, 313, 314, 315, 317, 318
comments about M. Cox made by, 142, 180
encounter with M. Cox after beating, 175
fired from Boston Police Department, 323–24
Form 26
report by, 163
Internal Affairs interview of, 176–79
L. Jackson shooting, police chase, and response of, 110, 114, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 129, 130, 135, 142, 147
official incident report by, 151–53
placed on leave, 289
refuses further interviews, 179, 190
Suffolk County investigation and Anti-Corruption Unit questioning of, 218–19, 229–31
targeted as culpable in Cox beating, 241–42
Davis, Willie J. (attorney)
Cox civil suit and his client K.
Conley,