The Tampa Police Department says it terminated an officer Tuesday following an internal investigation into a video where he was seen dragging a woman into jail.
Body-worn camera and surveillance footage showed the officer grabbed her by the arm to the jail's front door after she yelled at him, "I want you to drag me."
"Professionalism is not only expected, it is demanded, in every encounter our officers have with the public, regardless of the arrestee being uncooperative or unpleasant in return," Bercaw said."As law enforcement officers, we are held to a higher standard." The incident occurred on Nov. 17, after officers were called to Tampa Family Health Center for a reported individual sleeping outside the property and refusing to leave, police said. The woman, who had a prior incident at the facility in October, was arrested for trespassing.
"Detention deputies must assist an officer with lifting the individual from the transport vehicle and securing them in a restraining chair to be rolled into the intake area," the department said in its press release.
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