{"id":27987,"date":"2016-11-17T17:12:49","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T01:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=27987"},"modified":"2016-11-17T17:12:49","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T01:12:49","slug":"you-cant-hit-a-girl-like-that-officer-caught-on-camera-punching-woman-in-the-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=27987","title":{"rendered":"You can\u2019t hit a girl like that!\u2019 Officer caught on camera punching woman in the face."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/video\/c\/embed\/de5a3e7e-ad06-11e6-8f19-21a1c65d2043\" width=\"480\" height=\"290\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON POST<\/strong> \u2014 A video posted to Facebook shows a police officer punching a woman in Flagstaff, Ariz., punching a woman in the face during an arrest. The officer has been placed on leave pending investigation. (Facebook\/Danny Paredes Esb via Storyful)<br \/>\nA police officer in Arizona was placed on administrative leave this week after a video that shows him punching a woman in the face was posted online.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23527 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/washingtonpost-300x217.png\" alt=\"washingtonpost\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/washingtonpost.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/washingtonpost-278x202.png 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Flagstaff Police Department learned of the footage Wednesday evening and launched an internal investigation into the incident, which occurred earlier in the day, according to the department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the arrest the female, who appears somewhat uncooperative, was struck in the face by the officer,\u201d police said in a news release. \u201cOur agency is very concerned by what is depicted in this video.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The officer was identified as Jeff Bonar.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Arizona Daily Sun, the woman has been identified as 30-year-old Marissa Morris.<\/p>\n<p>The video shows Bonar and Morris in a tense exchange, apparently about whether she can be taken into custody. Morris insists that she cannot be arrested until she knows that there is a warrant for her arrest.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when Bonar punches Morris in the face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey! You can\u2019t hit a girl like that!\u201d a man protests after Morris\u2019s head snaps back.<\/p>\n<p>The struggle between the woman and the officer continues, as off-camera, people can be heard yelling in outrage. Another law enforcement officer helps restrain Morris, who cries out.<\/p>\n<p>Off-camera, those watching the violent interaction plead with Morris, saying: \u201cJust let him arrest you, just let him arrest you,\u201d and, \u201cJust let him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t do anything!\u201d Morris screams as the officers struggle to put her on the ground and handcuff her. \u201cI didn\u2019t do anything!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morris is eventually led off, shouting: \u201cI don\u2019t have a warrant! I don\u2019t have a warrant!\u201d Screaming, she continues to struggle as she is loaded in the back of a cruiser.<\/p>\n<p>The video, which is about seven minutes long, had been viewed on Facebook more than 60,000 times by Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred at a time of heightened tensions between members of law enforcement and the communities they serve, as many have found themselves questioning some tactics used by officers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am as concerned with what is depicted in the video as I know many others are,\u201d Flagstaff Police Chief Kevin Treadway told reporters at a news conference Thursday. \u201cI have heard your concerns, and the department is taking this incident very seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bonar was placed on administrative leave, Treadway said. Additionally, the chief said he has asked another department to conduct a criminal investigation into Bonar\u2019s actions. He said there are police reports on the incident, as well as body camera video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo often in cases like these, there is a rush to judgment and a call for immediate action,\u201d he said. \u201cWe owe Marissa, her family, the Flagstaff community, the officer and the department a full and complete investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A police report completed by Bonar indicated that he was kicked and kneed in the groin by Morris before the punch occurred, Treadway said. That doesn\u2019t appear to be a detail that can be verified or disproven from the Facebook video, which doesn\u2019t show the lower portion of Morris\u2019s body.<\/p>\n<p>Bonar, who has been with the department for just under three years, was at the scene Wednesday after he responded to a request from the Coconino County Sheriff\u2019s Office, which was in the process of serving an eviction, Treadway said. According to his report, he recognized Morris and thought that she had some warrants.<\/p>\n<p>After Morris had been detained, Treadway said, it was determined that the warrants were no longer valid. She was arrested and booked on charges of aggravated assault and resisting arrest, according to a police spokesman. Morris was arraigned Thursday morning and later released.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs your police chief, I would call to my community to have a little patience,\u201d Treadway said. \u201cWe are taking this, again, very, very seriously. It will be a very in-depth investigation but that takes just a little bit of time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON POST \u2014 A video posted to Facebook shows a police officer punching a woman in Flagstaff, Ariz., punching a woman in the face during an arrest. 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