Deputy On Leave After Video Shows Officers Slamming Teen’s Head, Punching Him

A South Florida sheriff’s office has placed a deputy on administrative leave after a video appeared to show officers pepper-spraying a teenager, tackling him to the ground, and one deputy slamming the teen’s head on the ground and punching him.

The Broward County deputy faces calls for his firing following Thursday’s incident, including from the county’s mayor, who called the deputies’ actions “outrageous and unacceptable.” Read More…