San Jose officer facing assault charge in violent arrest of driver

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A San Jose, California, police officer is facing an assault charge stemming from a incident in July in which he was seen on video beating a woman after he ordered her out of her car, prosecutors said.

The officer, Matthew Rodriguez, 36, was charged with unlawful assault and battery under color of authority, the. Rodriguez was seen on cellphone and body camera video dragging and kicking a female driver during the stop in July, according to the DA.

Rodriguez is alleged to have kicked Marin in the stomach and dragged her several feet from the car by her handcuffs, according to the office. Marin was then arrested on suspicion of driving on a suspended license, possession of paraphernalia and resisting arrest, but the district attorney's office declined to file charges.

after cellphone video surfaced at the time. Police Chief Edgardo Garcia said in a statement Tuesday that such investigations are"deeply disappointing but are necessary."

 

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the penalty for buying a car with police history is being handcuffed, threatened with being kicked in the face, actually being kicked in the stomach, and then dragged by your arms cuffed behind your back with bare legs on pavement while your children watch. SanJosePolice

Seems like more n more apples have become rotten. 🤔

For the scripturally curious. 'we have a wrestling, not against blood and flesh, but against the governments, against the authorities'-Ephesians 6:12 *Cops are authority. MrChuckD

Another coward in blue...

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