Review: Ohio cop used ‘unreasonable’ force in apparent kick
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An officer used “unreasonable” force that wasn’t part of his training when subduing a restrained suspect in a way that appeared to show him kicking the suspect in the head, police in Ohio said Wednesday.
The Columbus Division of Police announced the finding in the case of an April 8 arrest that followed an investigation into reports of a man with a gun who had threatened to shoot up a house and everyone inside. Police said shots were fired during the confrontation and an officer was elbowed.
A video taken that day shows a Columbus officer restraining a prone man and preparing to handcuff him when a second officer arrives and appears to kick him in the head.
Police have said the second officer, identified as Zachary Rosen, reported his action under standard police procedure for when force is used.