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A white police officer recorded on video pushing a black girl to the
ground at a North Texas pool party resigned from the police force
Yesterday Tuesday.
Officer David Eric Casebolt's actions were "indefensible," McKinney Police Chief Greg Conley said at a press conference after the officer submitted his resignation. But Casebolt was not pressured to quit the force, Conley said.
Officer David Eric Casebolt's actions were "indefensible," McKinney Police Chief Greg Conley said at a press conference after the officer submitted his resignation. But Casebolt was not pressured to quit the force, Conley said.
A teenager at the party posted a
video online showing the officer pushing a bikini-clad girl to the ground and
brandishing his gun to other black teens when officers responded last Friday to
calls about the pool party at a community-owned McKinney swimming pool. The
41-year-old former Texas state trooper and 10-year veteran of the McKinney
force was put on administrative leave after the incident. His lawyer, Jane
Bishkin of Dallas, confirmed Tuesday he had quit the force.
Conley said a review of the video
showed that "our policies, our training and our practices do not support
his actions."
Twelve officers responded to the
report of fights and a disturbance at the pool party at the Craig Ranch North
Community Pool in an affluent area of western McKinney. "Eleven of them
performed according to their training," Conley said. Casebolt did not, he
said.
"He came into the call out of
control and the video showed he was out of control during the incident,"
Conley said.
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In this June 8, 2015 photo, a
McKinney police officer stands near demonstrators during a protest in …
Casebolt's actions are under
investigation and no decision has been made whether charges will be filed
against him, Conley said. Charges of interfering with an officer and evading
arrest against the only man arrested during Friday's incident have been
dropped, Conley said. Everyone else detained was released.
Bishkin declined to say where
Casebolt is now and said the officer had received death threats. The attorney
said she would release more information at a news conference today Wednesday.
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