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Family of man hurt in police van seeks civil rights charges

Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Latoya Boomer, center, sister of Randy Cox, speaks outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. The family of Randy Cox asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved when Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) Attorney Benjamin Crump, foreground left, and Doreen Coleman, mother of Randy Cox, hold a poster of Cox, outside a courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Friday, July 8, 2022. Cox, who was being transported in a police van without seatbelts, was paralyzed when the van braked suddenly. His family asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. (Ben Lambert/New Haven Register via AP) FILE - In this image taken from police body camera video provided by New Haven Police, Richard Cox, center, is placed in a wheelchair after being pulled from the back of a police van after being detained by New Haven Police on June 19, 2022, in New Haven, Conn. Cox's family met with Justice Department officials, Friday, to discuss possible federal legal action. (New Haven Police via AP, File) FILE - In this image taken from police surveillance video provided by New Haven Police, Richard Cox slides down the back of a police van while being transported after being detained by New Haven Police, on June 19, 2022, in New Haven, Conn. Cox's family met with Justice Department officials, Friday, to discuss possible federal legal action. (New Haven Police via AP, File) FILE - In this frame taken from police body camera video, Richard Cox is approached by New Haven police officers while being detained, Sunday, June 19, 2022, in New Haven, Conn. Two officers were placed on paid leave after Cox was seriously injured in the back of a police van and dragged around the police station before being taken to a hospital with signs of paralysis, authorities said. Cox's family met with Justice Department officials, Friday, to discuss possible federal legal action. (New Haven Police via AP, File)