Texas Cop Suspended After Drawing Weapon on Teens at Pool Party ‘Video’

A Texas Cop has been suspended after he was filmed on cellphone video handcuffing, then drawing a weapon on a group of black teens following an “incident” at a local pool party on Friday night.

McKinney (Texas) Police Department officers reportedly broke up the party that evening, following a fight near the Craig Ranch North Community Pool, according the person who shot the video.

That person told a KDFW-TV reporter police arrived on the scene and handcuffed several party attendees, including some who were not participants in the fight. A police official said multiple people in the vicinity of the pool did not have permission to be there and refused to leave or obey police commands.

At about the three-minute mark in the video, an officer shoves and wrestles to the ground a young woman wearing a two-piece bathing suit. At one point, the officer also sits on her back. Officials also said the officer’s conduct had “raised concerns.”

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The McKinney police officer in question has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, police representative Sabrina Boston said. The name of the officer had not yet been released. Police said they learned of the online video after it was uploaded to YouTube Saturday.

An initial caller reported a disturbance to police Friday at about 7:15 p.m. local time (8:15 p.m. EDT). Several other callers called to report teens actively fighting near the pool. Nine McKinney police units were sent to the scene, Boston said. The video shows several people running away when officers arrived on the scene. Some of the officers gave chase to the runners.

In the video, the now-suspended officer is seen commanding some teens to sit on the ground and shoving others. Police eventually got the situation under control, Boston said. She did not indicate whether arrests were made.

Agencies/Canadajournal