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The police officer filmed wrestling a teen to the ground at a Texas pool party resigned Tuesday, and the city’s police chief blasted his actions as “indefensible.”
McKinney, Texas Chief Greg Conley told reporters at an evening briefing that Officer David Eric Casebolt, 41, was “out of control.” Casebolt resigned from the force earlier in the day, the chief confirmed.
A viral video showed Casebolt, who is white, pushing a bikini-clad black, teenage girl to the ground last Friday and brandishing his gun at other black teens after he and other officers responded to complaints about the pool party at a community-owned McKinney swimming pool.
“The actions of Casebolt, as seen on the video of the disturbance at the community pool, are indefensible,” Conley said.
Conley had originally placed the former Texas state trooper on administrative leave after the incident.
The Associated Press reported that Casebolt’s lawyer, Jane Bishkin, declined to say where he is now and added the officer had received death threats.
The attorney said she would release more information at a news conference Wednesday.
At the conference, the police chief defended the actions of the other officers who responded to the party.
“There were twelve officers on scene. Eleven did exactly what we wanted them to do,” Conley said.
The chief also criticized those whose unruly actions triggered the call to police.
“I do not condone the actions of those individuals who violated the rules of the community, showed disrespect to the security person on scene and to the officers who responded,” he added.
The police officer filmed wrestling a teen to the ground at a Texas pool party resigned Tuesday, and the city’s police chief blasted his actions as “indefensible.”
McKinney, Texas Chief Greg Conley told reporters at an evening briefing that Officer David Eric Casebolt, 41, was “out of control.” Casebolt resigned from the force earlier in the day, the chief confirmed.
A viral video showed Casebolt, who is white, pushing a bikini-clad black, teenage girl to the ground last Friday and brandishing his gun at other black teens after he and other officers responded to complaints about the pool party at a community-owned McKinney swimming pool.
“The actions of Casebolt, as seen on the video of the disturbance at the community pool, are indefensible,” Conley said.
Conley had originally placed the former Texas state trooper on administrative leave after the incident.
The Associated Press reported that Casebolt’s lawyer, Jane Bishkin, declined to say where he is now and added the officer had received death threats.
The attorney said she would release more information at a news conference Wednesday.
At the conference, the police chief defended the actions of the other officers who responded to the party.
“There were twelve officers on scene. Eleven did exactly what we wanted them to do,” Conley said.
The chief also criticized those whose unruly actions triggered the call to police.
“I do not condone the actions of those individuals who violated the rules of the community, showed disrespect to the security person on scene and to the officers who responded,” he added.
