6-6-20 Officer Tyler Timberlake was arrested Saturday evening after Fairfax County police and prosecutors reviewed body-camera footage of the incident, which appeared to show Timberlake deploying the stun gun on the victim multiple times and sticking his knees on the black man’s (neck ? and) back without obvious provocation; the white police officer has been charged with three misdemeanor counts of assault and battery.
Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin C. Roessler Jr. called the use of force “horrible” and said it violated the department’s policies. Timberlake, an eight-year veteran, has been relieved of duty and is under an administrative investigation. All other officers on the scene also have been relieved of duty pending outcomes of the criminal and administrative investigations, police said.
“The video erodes the public’s trust of police officers,” Roessler said at a Saturday night news conference. “I’ve personally reached out to the victim and spoke with his mother to express my disgust with my officer’s unacceptable, criminal actions.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/fairfax-county-police-officer-charged-after-using-stun-gun-on-black-man-without-provocation-police-say/2020/06/07/4e7b4a90-a858-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html........
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