A man who has had a number of run-in's with police had another one last night. Patrick Menzies – who is presently facing charges of the attempted murder of a police-man, was beaten by police last night. According to reports, the whole thing started at a Belize City bar where Menzies and PC Griffith had a run-in. Griffith, you may recall was the officer that the Murillo family accused of killing their son, Teddy. Menzies is the deceased Teddy's first cousin. Well, last night Menzies knocked out PC Griffith which is when he was arrested and then beaten by police. His family additionally claims that he was pistol whipped by Griffith who was retrieved from the hospital just to settle the score. That is a claim which Griffith's police colleague Darrell Tutsi Usher denies; he told us that Menzies attacked Griffith in the bar for no reason and that up to this morning, Griffith was still confused about his whereabouts.
Menzies was treated for head injuries and released form the hospital. He faces charges for punching out Griffith. No word on what internal investigation may be launched.
