Video released by the Wallingford, Connecticut, police department shows a suspect allegedly resisting arrest only to get knocked out with one punch from a police officer.
That officer, Joseph Smith, received a two-week suspension for throwing the punch against a handcuffed suspect.
My Record Journal reports that the incident occurred June 14 of this year, as police were responding to a domestic violence call. Officers handcuffed 26-year-old Gary Joseph King once on scene, but King allegedly refused to be placed in the back of the car.
While seeking compliance Officer Smith allegedly punched King in the head, knocking him unconscious.
Fox 61 reports that King “plead guilty to assaulting an officer, interfering with arrest and breach of peace among other charges.” He is scheduled to appear in Meriden Superior Court on December 17.
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News, the host of the Breitbart podcast Bullets with AWR Hawkins, and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow him on Twitter: @AWRHawkins. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com. Sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange.
COMMENTS
Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting.