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A police officer from Florida has been fired and arrested after he was caught on video beating a handcuffed woman. | A police officer from Florida has been fired and arrested after he was caught on video beating a handcuffed woman. |
Probationary officer Akinyemi Borisade from Jacksonville, was captured on the footage repeatedly hitting 31-year-old Mayra Martinez on Wednesday at the Duval County Jail. Ms Martinez, the employee of a strip club, had been detained after a disturbance at the club she had worked at. | |
At the jail, Mr Borisade struck Ms Martinez several times after she had tried to kick him. She then sat slumped next to a rubbish bin can as other officers looked on. | At the jail, Mr Borisade struck Ms Martinez several times after she had tried to kick him. She then sat slumped next to a rubbish bin can as other officers looked on. |
“There are ways that this could have been dealt with without striking her,” Undersheriff Pat Ivey told the Florida Times-Union. | “There are ways that this could have been dealt with without striking her,” Undersheriff Pat Ivey told the Florida Times-Union. |
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it had both fired and arrested Mr Borisade, 26, who had been with the department for little more than a year. | The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it had both fired and arrested Mr Borisade, 26, who had been with the department for little more than a year. |
“When we see an officer do something like this, we have to respond quickly,” Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams told reporters on Friday. | “When we see an officer do something like this, we have to respond quickly,” Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams told reporters on Friday. |
“We are accountable to the community for how these officers act. They are accountable for their actions.” | “We are accountable to the community for how these officers act. They are accountable for their actions.” |
Reports said the incident had happened on Wednesday after officers were called to Scores Gentlemen's Club in after receiving complaints of Ms Martinez's behavior. | Reports said the incident had happened on Wednesday after officers were called to Scores Gentlemen's Club in after receiving complaints of Ms Martinez's behavior. |
An employee said Ms Martinez consumed four shots of 100-proof liquor, according to the Times-Union, and decided to quit her job even though she had just starting working there. When officers arrived, she resisted and did not want to leave. | An employee said Ms Martinez consumed four shots of 100-proof liquor, according to the Times-Union, and decided to quit her job even though she had just starting working there. When officers arrived, she resisted and did not want to leave. |
Ms Martinez was charged with trespassing and resisting the police. | Ms Martinez was charged with trespassing and resisting the police. |
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