A Louisville Metro police officer is facing an internal investigation after video surfaced on social media of him striking an individual several times in the face.The video was posted to Facebook Sunday and shows five police officers involved in the attempted arrest of the man at Jefferson Square Park.The video shows the officers force the man to the ground, and as that’s occurring, one of the LMPD officers begins striking the individual in the face. Once the man is mostly on the ground, the officer can be seen repeatedly striking the individual.The four other officers continue to pin the man down as they try to arrest him. Jaime Hendricks, who took the video, shared it with WLKY.A spokesperson for the LMPD released a statement Sunday saying that the officers were involved in a “use of force incident at Jefferson Square Park while attempting to make an arrest.””This raises serious questions and is not consistent with LMPD training,” Chief Erika Shields said in a statement.Shields went on to say that while police officers have to “manage difficult situations every day,” it is still their responsibility to ” handle these incidents professionally and consistent with their training, every time.”The police chief said she is opening an investigation with the Professional Standards Unit, which will review the officer’s conduct as well as the on-scene supervisor.Officials have not identified the officer.The LMPD identified the man who was taken into custody as Denorver Garrett. He was booked on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.According to court records, police said Garrett was standing in the middle of the street on West Jefferson at 6th Street with a large wooden cross. They said that he was causing safety issues to motorists, resulting in the officers intervening.”He was told he was under arrest and to place his hands behind his back. He resisted the officer’s movements to put his hands together close enough to put handcuffs to the ground where he continued to disobey officers instructions to place his hands behind his back,” police wrote in their description of the arrest.The police report also details the officer striking Garrett in the face.WLKY has reached out to police to determine if the officer has been put on leave. Additional details were not released about the investigation.
A Louisville Metro police officer is facing an internal investigation after video surfaced on social media of him striking an individual several times in the face.
The video was posted to Facebook Sunday and shows five police officers involved in the attempted arrest of the man at Jefferson Square Park.
The video shows the officers force the man to the ground, and as that’s occurring, one of the LMPD officers begins striking the individual in the face. Once the man is mostly on the ground, the officer can be seen repeatedly striking the individual.
The four other officers continue to pin the man down as they try to arrest him. Jaime Hendricks, who took the video, shared it with WLKY.
A spokesperson for the LMPD released a statement Sunday saying that the officers were involved in a “use of force incident at Jefferson Square Park while attempting to make an arrest.”
“This raises serious questions and is not consistent with LMPD training,” Chief Erika Shields said in a statement.
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Shields went on to say that while police officers have to “manage difficult situations every day,” it is still their responsibility to ” handle these incidents professionally and consistent with their training, every time.”
The police chief said she is opening an investigation with the Professional Standards Unit, which will review the officer’s conduct as well as the on-scene supervisor.
Officials have not identified the officer.
The LMPD identified the man who was taken into custody as Denorver Garrett. He was booked on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
According to court records, police said Garrett was standing in the middle of the street on West Jefferson at 6th Street with a large wooden cross. They said that he was causing safety issues to motorists, resulting in the officers intervening.
“He was told he was under arrest and to place his hands behind his back. He resisted the officer’s movements to put his hands together close enough to put handcuffs to the ground where he continued to disobey officers instructions to place his hands behind his back,” police wrote in their description of the arrest.
The police report also details the officer striking Garrett in the face.
WLKY has reached out to police to determine if the officer has been put on leave. Additional details were not released about the investigation.