Two California cops stepped in to stop a third officer from roughing up a handcuffed female suspect in an incident caught on video.
In the clip, which was obtained by TMZ, the police were detaining a handcuffed woman on the side of an Orange County road Wednesday when she fell to the ground.
A California police officer punched a woman who had fallen to the ground. Sandy Armenta via Storyful/ScreenshotOne of the officers landed two right hooks to the woman’s face before his partners pushed him off the suspect and de-escalated the situation.
The other two police officers in Orange County pushed the officer who landed the punches out of the way. Sandy Armenta via Storyful/ScreenshotThe incident comes amid a nationwide reckoning with police brutality.
Three Minneapolis officers face charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder as well as second-degree manslaughter for not stopping Derek Chauvin from killing George Floyd.
The woman had already been handcuffed before she fell on the ground. Sandy Armenta via Storyful/ScreenshotChauvin faces up to 40 years in prison when he is sentenced for his Tuesday murder conviction.
