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A Seminole County deputy is off the force after being captured on video punching a handcuffed suspect in the face, according to Sheriff Donald Eslinger. Deputy Michael O’Connor resigned after the Jan. 12 incident, came to light on March 18, Eslinger said.
Eslinger said the victim of the punch was a domestic violence suspect, who is seen in the video kicking the doors of the deputy’s cruiser. The man was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, Eslinger added.
Authorities said O’Connor was also heard on the video threatening to kill the suspect.
“We have a strong and long-standing relationship with the community we serve, and my commitment is to always be transparent with, and accountable to, our residents,†Eslinger said in a release. “O’Connor’s actions were not just a violation of policy and law, they were also contrary to our agency’s core values. His behavior was completely inappropriate and totally inconsistent with what is expected of a deputy sheriff at our agency.â€
Eslinger said an investigation was launched into O’Connor when the State Attorney’s Office reviewed the case and spotted the incident on video. O’Connor was suspended March 21 and resigned March 24 after refusing to cooperate with authorities.
He has been charged with one count of battery, a first-degree misdemeanor, on Wednesday. The case will be prosecuted by the Office on the State Attorney.
Eslinger said O’Connor was suspended for 30 days in August for being verbally abusive to a different domestic violence suspect.
O’Connor had been employed with the sheriff’s office since October 2013 as a deputy assigned to the patrol division.
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Excessive… yes…. but honestly very satisfying to see this happen to a "i know my rights "asshole
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Lol I’ve seen worse
I hope if the cops ever attempt to arrest me, I get that cop who threw the punch. Would struggle to fight his way out of a wet paper bag by the look of that punch
U think u can talk about water in the back of MY car?!
Dude was in the wrong line of work.
CNN: racist cop beats hand cuffed black man
Bad police work there.
Fucking punk cop
Not Nearly hard enough…
Is that freaking Justin Bieber Sorry in the background
hahaha i love it 😀
Lmao that's not police brutality, that's a much needed attitude adjustment.
well that was a bitch move by cop hitting cuffed person
Mmm….I’m Lovin’ it!
A.C.A.B.!
AHAHAHAHA that cop has the weakest punch ever.
So it's ok for a man to beat his wife but it's not ok for a cop to punch a wife beater in the teeth?
Hahahahahahahaha
2 years later he still deserved it, and then some …
He deserved to get punchedâ—ðŸ‘ðŸ»ðŸ˜†ðŸ˜‚🤣
Bad cop.
Is everyone out of their minds? This punch wasn’t justified at all lmao
Yeah I see I’m a little late on this video but geez
Yee haw show everybody how violent you are. Getting my popcorn stocked up when CNN start broadcasting the Revolution and pigs are getting what they deserved in every city in every state all over the country. Then we'll see how f**** funny it is. I wish death on any cop that breaks the law. Don't like my wishful thinking get some
I see nothing wrong here
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The punk deserved more than a punch in the face.
The officer should have fought the charges.
Just because a person is handcuffed doesn't necessarily mean that all bets are off with striking them if they are trying to kick the shit out of you and your patrol car.
00:14 "Where's the water at? Don't water" That nonsensical sentence must have confused and enraged the officer.
he was arrested for domestic violence.. and the cop was canned for hitting a wife beater? don't fire good cops!
He's lucky he only got punched once…
punch was the water
Let me guess, the police that investigate police said this was justified… The officers actions makes him no better than the suspect. Be better be professional … Dipshit.
i will charge that officer for $200 for assault
the cop should have shit in his mouth
This cop just doesn't like guys who bash their wives… can you really blame him for that?
Hahaa! "Where's the water at?" (Pushes his face back then BAM!)
Why was he resisting. if he wasnt nothing would have happened
Pigs
At 0:10 it kinda sounds like the cop is saying: i'll kill you right now you understand? If so that's kinda fucked
White people are all kinds of crazy.
It's perfectly acceptable for this guy to kick and the cop and the doors of the car but the cop punching him is completely unacceptable. Grow the fuck up you idiots. You don't know what this guy did to the cop.