5 police officers are under investigation

An American man was partially paralyzed during his arrest

Demonstrators demanding justice for Randy Cox.

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Randy Cox, 36, was arrested in New Haven, Connecticut, in June, on charges of illegal handgun possession.

Cox was put in a police car, without seat belts, and was on his way to a detention center when the driver suddenly braked.

A video posted by the Cox family and published by CNN shows Cox being handcuffed sliding through the seat and hitting the truck wall with his head.

The driver continued driving for three and a half minutes, before stopping to check on Cox, who at this point was lying in the back of the car, screaming for help: "I can't move, I broke my neck."

Cox was eventually transferred to the detention center, where police officers told him to get up. One of the officers said, "Get up," and the defendant replied, "I can't move."

"You don't even try," replied the officer.

Police officers eventually pulled Cox out of the truck and put him in a wheelchair that he slipped repeatedly.

The officers then lifted the accused from the wheelchair, dragged him on the floor to a cell, and threw him onto a bed.

The video shows Cox falling to the ground again.

"He's absolutely fine," one officer said while Cox was lying on the ground.

Five officers involved in the incident have been placed on paid administrative leave and are being investigated by the Public Prosecutor's Office.

They also face a $100 million federal civil lawsuit that was filed on Cox's behalf.

This is due to negligence and misuse of executive power by the officers involved.

According to the lawsuit, Cox sustained severe injuries and damage, including a fractured vertebral column at the neck level;

Permanent paralysis, permanent muscular atrophy.

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