Florida police officer drags woman into jail, is fired

On this picture taken from video launched by the Tampa Police Division, police officer Gregory Damon drags a lady throughout the ground at Orient Highway Jail in Tampa, Fla., on Nov. 17, 2022. Damon, who was videotaped dragging a handcuffed girl on the ground has been fired, authorities mentioned. An inner investigation decided that former officer violated division insurance policies in the course of the Nov. 17 incident, the Tampa Police Division introduced Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022 in a information launch.(Tampa Police Division through AP)

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A police officer in Tampa, Florida, who was videotaped dragging a handcuffed girl into jail has been fired, authorities mentioned.

An inner investigation decided that former officer Gregory Damon violated division insurance policies in the course of the Nov. 17 incident, the Tampa Police Division introduced Tuesday in a information launch.

The lady was being arrested for trespassing, in response to the discharge. A physique digicam video reveals her refusing to depart Damon’s car whereas parked on the Orient Highway Jail and telling the officer, “I would like you to tug me.”

Damon then removes the lady from the car and pulls her by the arm throughout a concrete flooring, stopping as soon as to inform her to rise up however the girl refuses. Damon drags the lady to a doorway then buzzes for added officers to help him earlier than the physique digicam video launched by the Tampa Police Division cuts off.

The company mentioned it revised coverage in 2013 to forbid officers from dragging uncooperative suspects on the bottom. Officers ought to as an alternative search help from jail reserving workers or different regulation enforcement, police mentioned.

Damon had been with the Tampa Police Division since 2016.