The Tampa Police Department terminated officer Gregory Damon after he violated multiple department policies related to: Searching, Transporting, and Booking of Prisoners; Courtesy to the Public; Reporting Response to Resistance; Treatment of Persons in Custody; and Standard of Conduct. #news
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00:00This police officer was fired after dragging a woman from a police car into jail.
00:05The incident started in the police car.
00:08Get out of the car. Come on.
00:11Ms. Marshall, I'm going to drag you out of this car.
00:13I already know what you dragged me.
00:15I don't want to drag you out, but I need you to come get out of the car.
00:17I want you to know what you did off the porch of the doctor's office.
00:21Come on. Drag me.
00:22Come on.
00:23I want you to drag me.
00:24Come on.
00:25I ain't kicking your feet out.
00:26I ain't kicking your feet out.
00:28He then proceeded to drag her out of the car and across the concrete.
00:35The Tampa Police Department's policy for handling uncooperative people
00:38uses specific language to advise officers not to drag someone
00:42and to instead ask for help from the booking staff.
00:47The woman was not identified, but according to the police department,
00:50she did not sustain any injuries.
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