an Arkansas police officer has been fired after being caught on video beating a handcuffed inmate in the back of his patrol car Jonesboro Police Officer Joseph Harris was fired after he was caught on his patrol car video punching elbowing and slamming the car door on an inmate being transported from a local hospital back to the county jail Billy Lee Corum the inmate in the back of the patrol car had wrapped his seat belt around his neck while being transported when Harris pulled over his car and punched corm several times as he unwinds the belt Jo jboro police chief Rick Elliot said he did not know what injuries porum suffered from the beating but said he immediately fired Harris and would refer the case to prosecutors Korum was held at the craige head County Jail on Monday on Escape charges and was wanted on warrants from out of state the police chief had reviewed the video after receiving a complaint from the county sheriff's office about the incident the Associated Press could not reach officer Harris for comment on this incident