Tampa, Florida police officer fired for dragging woman after arrest | Raw video

A police officer with the Tampa Police Department was fired Tuesday after newly released body camera footage showed him dragging a woman to a jail entrance.

[TRIPLEDIGITS]

Honestly, I'm on the cop side. The female prisoner refused to walk. What dif they what the cop to do? Call for back up?

[JimmyWilsonUSA]

....The fired Officer should get a good Lawyer and SUE the Department.... That "weird haired" whatever was obviously causing trouble. I have seen her in other videos on snap chat

[excitingtimes-hhbu]

Why was he in fired 👀? Was he supposed to sit there in the garage until she was ready to go inside. He did a great job and he deserves to go to a department that won’t fold to the criminal.

[mariahazelo]

huh? was there something wrong with her legs? The audio is important to know exactly what is going on.

[spit]

I saw nothing wrong if the scumbag doesn't want to walk then a

[BeccaCh]

So what is wrong here? Criminal wasn't walking, cooperating. He was alone. Only recourse is to drag criminal. What is he supposed to do? Carry it, give it a timeout?

[monikasturm]

A lot of context is lost without sound

[myobmyob]

Looks like your standard empty Jiffy Lube in the middle of nowhere ?

[DaddysDollxo]

Honestly this cop could have done everything perfectly - but it’s just because it’s a
Cop white
Criminal Black issue - that the true perpetrator- The Criminal - is always called the victim- lol

[abbylynn]

LOCAL
Body cam: Fired Tampa police officer drags woman across floor to jail entrance
Gregory Damon was terminated by the Tampa Police Department after he violated multiple policies during the jail booking, authorities say.
Author: Leo Santos
Published: 3:47 PM CST December 27, 2022
Updated: 8:38 PM CST December 27, 2022

TAMPA, Fla. — A police officer with the Tampa Police Department was fired Tuesday after newly released body camera footage showed him dragging a woman to a jail entrance.

In a video provided by the Tampa Police Department, former Officer Gregory Damon is seen arresting a woman after she was deemed trespassing on Nov. 17 on the property of Tampa Family Health Center.


He then transported her to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office's Orient Road Jail parking lot.

When Damon parked and got out of the car, he asked the woman to exit the car. After she refused, Damon then grabbed her arm, dragged her out of the car and continued until he reached the entrance of the jail, the video shows.

Damon was also heard making derogatory comments at the woman by telling her "you're fat as f***"' as he continued to drag her.

The department said it changed its policy on handling uncooperative prisoners following a similar incident in 2013. It's not acceptable to drag a person, rather, it's necessary to request assistance to lift a person and secure them to a chair to be rolled, TPD said.

The agency was made aware of the officer's actions by the sheriff's office, it added.


"Professionalism is not only expected, it is demanded, in every encounter our officers have with the public, regardless of the arrestee being uncooperative or unpleasant in return, " Tampa Police Department Interim Police Chief Lee Barcaw said in a statement. "As law enforcement officers, we are held to a higher standard.

"The actions of one individual should not tarnish the work of the nearly 1, 000 officers protecting and serving our city who, on any given day, encounter people who choose to be uncooperative during the arresting and booking process; however, they do not let the actions of that individual deter them from following the policies and procedures put in place for safety.

"This former officer's actions were unacceptable and are not tolerated at this department, which is why we acted swiftly in initiating an internal investigation, relieving him of his duties, and ultimately terminating his employment."

The investigation conducted on Damon's actions determined that he did not follow the required procedures for handling an arrested person to jail, TPD said in a news release.

[MrVandj]

It just looks like anytime you are dragging heavy garbage to the pale

[enriquecasiano]

A lotta resist arrest just to get cops in trouble

[EcceHomo]

Well at least there is one less piggy in tampa... all i have to say is that if the police were a private company they would have been out of business a long time ago... maybe we should start treating them like one...?

[enriquecasiano]

Why he dint call for help, even is she refuse to walk she's is not a animal ?

[MiguelAlejandro]

Quizás debería haberla puesto de vuelta al carro policial y pedir ayuda a otros policías. Una lástima perder un oficial así para que no se vea maltrato para la ciudadanía.

[Badassstang]

Instead of Reynolds wrap, it’s going to be called perpetrator wrap

[CeicelRockMonster]

Uhh I don’t usually defend 🐷’s but I see nothing that would warrant him being dismissed for this…now I’m sure he’s done other things that justify dismissal so I suppose this just made up for what he wasn’t caught doing 😂

[thomasriley]

He was very calm I'd say she's the asshole fired for what

[kingsalmon]

HE WAS JUST FORCED TO TEACH THE WHINING KAREN A LIFE LESSON HER MOMMA DID NOT GET THE JOB DONE - GIVE THE COP A TEN GRAND BONUS AND A 2 WEEK VACATION AT MAR-A-LAGO WITH TED CRUZ !!

[Badassstang]

Blue line gang but look this officer is fed up with this persons actions. He should have left him in the car until they got a chair!!! Fact