Cop Seen On Video Grabbing Fellow Officer By Her Throat

A cop in Dawn, Florida, is underneath investigation after video confirmed him grabbing his fellow officer by her throat after she tried to deescalate a state of affairs.

Physique digital camera video obtained by NBC News exhibits the second Sgt. Christopher Pullease grabbed a feminine officer by her throat and pushed her up towards a cop automobile. The incident started on Nov. 19 when officers responded to an emergency name a couple of man attacking folks exterior of a comfort retailer.

Pullease, a 46-year-old who has been with the department for 21 years, was standing over the suspect with pepper spray in his hand and engaged in a “verbal altercation,” Dawn Police Chief Anthony Rosa mentioned in a press release Friday.

When a 28-year-old feminine officer who has been on the power for over two years pulled on Pullease’s belt to deesecalate the state of affairs, Pullease might be seen on video whipping round and grabbing her by the throat with one hand earlier than pushing her towards a cop automobile.

Audio of the incident was faraway from the video by the division. In his assertion, Rosa counseled the feminine officer for deescalating “an emotionally charged state of affairs.”

“I’m very pleased with the officer concerned on this incident and imagine that the actions taken have been definitive and demonstrative of excellent management throughout a tense state of affairs,” Rosa added.

Pullease had two earlier allegations of extreme power practically 20 years in the past, however was cleared on each, native station WSVN reported . Pullease has been positioned on desk obligation pending the result of the investigation.

“I discover this conduct to be disgusting,” Rosa mentioned throughout a press convention Friday. “I believe the video speaks for itself.”