Columbia police chief says officer's knee "shifted" during controversial protest arrest [View all]

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Source: Free Times

Columbia’s police chief says an officer’s knee “unintentionally shifted” into an “incorrect position” in the midst of a May 30 arrest during protests in the Capital City.

A photo and videos had shown the officer had his knee placed against the back of the man’s neck.

The officer in question remains on duty, and the chief says he did not violate the department’s policy.

Read more: https://www.postandcourier.com/free-times/news/local_and_state_news/columbia-police-chief-says-officers-knee-shifted-during-controversial-protest-arrest/article_4afe120a-a9eb-11ea-a2f8-cf23221fbf80.html

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Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook, left, and Mayor Steve Benjamin: Accidentally shifted.