Alabama Police Officer Placed On Leave After Captured On Video Using A Stun Gun On Handcuffed Black Man [Video]

An Alabama police officer has rightfully been positioned on depart after a video of her utilizing a stun gun on a detained Black male sparked outrage.

What appeared as a skit, was truly actuality. The video begins with a handcuffed man mendacity on the street as an officer with the Reform Police Division tells him to face up. The feminine officer then escorts the person to  a automotive the place she tells him “Stay still.”  The officer could be seen pushing him towards the hood of the automotive and holding her stun gun to his again.

“I ain’t doing s—, bro,” the person, who has been recognized as Micah Washington, 24, of Tuscaloosa, is captured on recording saying. “I got a gun right there.”

The officer removes the gun from his pants, whereas laughing and saying, “Oh yeah!”

“What you saying ‘Oh, yeah’ for?” the sufferer is heard asking.

At that time, the unidentified officer makes use of her stun gun and tells him “Shut the f— up.”

“OK, OK, OK,” he yells. “Oh, my God.”

“You want it again?” the officer asks. “Shut the f— up. You was big and bad, shut your b—- a– up.”

The recording involves an finish. It’s unclear what led to the Saturday incident or what occurred afterwards. The Reform Police Division has shared little or no data concerning the problem, NBC Information reported. Nevertheless, Police Chief Richard Black and Mayor Melody Davis are conscious of the incident and are cooperating with the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation.

“In accordance with City Policy, the officer involved has been placed on administrative leave while the investigation is conducted,” the assertion stated.

Washington’s girlfriend, Jalexis Rice, spoke with NBC affiliate WVTM concerning the incident. She stated watching the video made her upset. “When I seen it, I couldn’t do nothing but cry,” she advised the station. “I couldn’t do nothing but cry.”

Washington has been charged with resisting arrest, obstructing governmental operations, possession of marijuana, drug trafficking and being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm. He’s being held on the Pickens County jail on a $505,000 bond, in line with jail information.

On Monday night time, his family members and members of the neighborhood gathered close to Metropolis Corridor to protest the arrest and demand accountability, in line with WVTM.