A police officer in Portland apologizes for hitting a photographer in the head with a baton during the 2020 protests over the killing of George Floyd.
, Budworth said he met with independent photographer Teri Jacobs through a restorative justice process.“I’m sorry, Ms. Jacobs, for unnecessarily hitting you in the head with my baton,” he says in the video, adding that he has also apologized to her privately.
“I understand the harm that was caused was not limited to Ms. Jacobs and was felt by others in the community when there was a great distrust of law enforcement,” he said.At the time, Budworth was assigned to the Portland Police Bureau’s Rapid Response Team, which responded to protests.
Budworth is expected to return to duty. He has been on administrative leave since June 2021, a Portland police spokesperson said. The police bureau will resume an internal affairs investigation now that the criminal case has been resolved.
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