A Grand Rapids Policeman has been suspended after cellphone video of an arrest shows the officer repeatedly punching an African-American in the leg as he lay on the ground. WGVU’s Daniel Boothe has the details.
A cellphone video uploaded to Facebook is going viral that shows Grand Rapids Police officers pulling a man suspected of speeding from his car, tasing him, while one officer punches the man roughly 30 times in the leg.
VIDEO:
https://www.facebook.com/flyboyentertainment/videos/10156507681467481/
At a news conference Monday, Interim Police Chief David Kiddle said Monday the officer’s actions were unacceptable.
“We have standards of professional conduct which clearly not upheld in this situation," Kiddle said. "I will not…accept or tolerate force used beyond that which is necessary to safely make an arrest.”
The officer has since been suspended with pay as the GRPD says they are conducting an internal investigation.