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MESA, AZ — A Mesa officer being sued for a chaotic arrest that left a man unconscious at quinceanera has a history of use-of-force complaints and was previously featured on a challenge coin that appeared to celebrate police violence.
He’s also been either counseled or reprimanded multiple times in the past for his use of force or improper conduct on the job, records show.On October 2, 2022, Monarrez and several other officers responded to an “unknown trouble” call at a Mesa event hall where a man claimed he was punched during a 15-year-old’s birthday celebration.
Without warning, Monarrez suddenly pushed Barraza with two hands and a pair of other officers threw him to the ground. While on top of Barraza, the officers repeatedly punched, kicked and kneed him in the back and head.The video shows the strikes knocked Barraza unconscious for several seconds. Following the arrest, one of the officers told Barraza’s goddaughter, “He should have told us what happened. He probably wouldn’t be going to jail.”During his seven-year career, the officer has been internally investigated seven times, according to an internal document summarizing his history of complaints.Monarrez is also under a current internal investigation but details about that probe are confidential because the case hasn’t been completed, records show.
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