That's my theory. The reportage in the OP was very misleading, as it has everybody thinking the poor guy in a coma was some sort of suspect. He was not, he was a completely innocent bystander. The Cops are looking for something, anything to pin on somebody for their own likely malfeasance.
IOW, SOP for many Police Departments.
I will never get on the "Blue Lives Matter" meme bandwagon. That video boils my blood, because it is very similar to an atrocity local cops perpetrated on my two daughters several years ago who were in their 20s at the time in their own home. They refused to let cops to come in their home without a warrant after getting SWATTED by a nasty neighbor. Let's just say the cops kicked in their door after threatening to bash their skulls in if they did not let them in. Upon entry they beat the living crap out of both of my girls while destroying their phones while recording the incident and then they accused them of felony assault of a peace officer. Mandatory minimum 5 years in prison, no parole. $100,000 fine. 2 counts each. Very conveniently - the video and audio of the incident went 'missing' and both my kids refused to take a felony plea deal. So they tried to throw the book at them both. Both cops said my girls punched them in the face, but there were no records of cops following procedure to record injuries suffered. Cops lied on the stand twice and got caught - Judge still let their testimony stand - even when it was proven they contradicted their written reports, which were then MODIFIED and rewritten during the Grand Jury phase!
Corruption runs so deep in our injustice system, most folks have no idea how wicked it is, until they find themselves stuck in it. We lost all our savings in attorney's fees trying to keep my girls out of prison for something they did not do, that these large 6'2", 6'-3" cops did to cover up the fact they broke and entered a private residence without a warrant on false charges. My kids ended up getting the charges dropped the day of the trial by the state prosecutor, because they refused to take any deals and the State had no case.
I have no sympathy for Blue Lives when shit like this is becoming more and more common. What was done to that nurse makes my blood boil.
And thanks to Civil Asset Forfeiture turing all cop departments into Highwaymen - I doubt any respect is going to come any time soon AFAIC.
Sorry - had to vent.