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June 10, 2015

Texas Police Officer Resigns over Pool Party Incident 
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A Texas police officer caught on video aggressively confronting
African-American teens at a pool party has resigned. Widely viewed
footage shows 
Eric Casebolt wrestling an African-American teenage girl in a bikini to
the ground, pulling her hair, and sitting on top of her. Casebolt also
pulled his gun on other teens. On Tuesday, Mc Kinney Police Chief Greg
Conley apologized for Casebolt's actions and said he had stepped down.

Mc Kinney Police Chief Greg Conley: "Eric Casebolt has resigned from the
Mc Kinney Police Department. As the chief of police, I want to say to
our community that the actions of Casebolt, as seen on the video of the
disturbance at the community pool, are indefensible. Our policies, our
training, our practice, do not support his actions. He came into the
call out of control, and as the video shows, was out of control during
the incident."

The incident remains under police investigation, meaning Casebolt could
still face charges.

 

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