Posted on 06/09/2015 9:47:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Officer's resignation effectively ends internal investigation by McKinney police
"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," said Chief Greg Conley, during a news conference Tuesday afternoon. "Our policies, our training, our practice, do not support these actions. He came into the call out of control, and as the video shows, was out of control during the incident."
As Casebolt and two officers first responded to the scene, teens were said to be running from the area as officers tried to gain control of the situation
"Our citizens called us to a fight in progress and a general disturbance at the community pool. We responded. I do not condone the actions of those individuals who violated the rules of the community, showed disrespect to the security person on scene and to the officers who responded," Conley said. "However, we as a department are held to a high standard ... as we do our jobs. I support the fine men and women of the McKinney Police Department, who day in and day out, do an outstanding job on behalf of all of our citizens."
Police said nine additional officers were called to the scene and the disruption was eventually brought under control.
"I have 12 officers on the scene and 11 of them performed according to their training. They did an excellent job," Conley said. Video showing the incident sparked national scrutiny of the officer's actions. Meanwhile, Casebolt was placed on administrative leave while his actions were investigated.
Casebolt resigned Tuesday through his attorney and did not issue an apology, police said Tuesday.
The teen in the bikini taken to the ground by Casebolt was eventually released without being cited.
"I was wondering what was going through his head. Why would he even come to the scene and act in the manner in which he acted?" said Dana Bakari, whose daughter, Jahda, was at the party on Friday night.
The family lives in the Craig Ranch North neighborhood.
Casebolt's resignation effectively ends the investigation by the McKinney Police Department's Internal Affairs Division.
"We may never know, but at the same time, too, I am relieved that he's no longer at the police force here in McKinney," Dana Bakari said.
On Monday night, the Craig Ranch North Homeowners' Association sent an email to its members, saying, in part, "This is a peaceful, increasingly-diverse neighborhood that is growing and thriving because of our difference in background, race, reasons for moving here, and in many other ways."
"I just hope it doesn't shed a negative light here," Dana Bakari said.
Cornell William Brooks, president and CEO of the NAACP, released a statement Tuesday following Casebolt's resignation.
"To protect any community, law enforcement officials must respect that community. The resignation of Cpl. Eric Casebolt is a good first step, but hardly the last," Brooks said.
Brooks went on to say the NAACP, "will continue working with community members and law enforcement to ensure that no one, especially the young people of McKinney, are ever again the victims of excessive force, racial profiling and police brutality."
One person was arrested for evading arrest/detention and interference with public duties. Police said Tuesday that those charges were dropped.
McKinney police said they have reached out to the teens involved and asked if they wanted to press charges. So far only one person has responded.
NBC 5's Amanda Guerra, Ray Villeda, Don Peritz, Kevin Young and Brian Roth contributed to this report.
She’s lawyered up. Here’s the latest;
What is REALLY funny, TBT, is that some self-appointed experts EVEN think they’re being spoken to when YOU are being addressed.
Literacy. A beautiful thing. :)
And Tatiana and Grace and the other flash mob party crashers have learned there will be no repercussions for their criminal activities. Their problems are solved.
“And Tatiana and Grace and the other flash mob party crashers have learned there will be no repercussions for their criminal activities. Their problems are solved.”
The HOA should try to collect damages in civil court.
They know who planned the party.
Did you see an entirely different video than everyone else?”
Nope T-Bone, I just view the role of LEO’s quite differently that you do! Somehow doing somersaults chasing a bunch of kids, using foul language, waving a handgun, and sitting on a 14 year-old girl in a bikini doesn’t make my list of things good cops should be doing. McKinney isn’t Baltimore as one of the Black residents of the community there shared with the nation on TV last night. The cop who resigned was ill-suited to be a LEO. If you think his actions were acceptable, I’m glad I don’t live near you.
And CVS and the other business owners should relax and sue the rioters in Baltimore. We don’t need the police, we just need better lawyers.
“And CVS and the other business owners should relax and sue the rioters in Baltimore. We don’t need the police, we just need better lawyers.”
I don’t live in Maryland and have almost no info on what happened there.
In McKinney there hasn’t been any looting or burning.
Also it’s probably more difficult to file a lawsuit on a mob than on an individual.
What? You live under a rock?
In McKinney there hasn’t been any looting or burning.
Not yet. But there were “kids” vandalizing the pool and fighting with each other and with the residents and assaulting residents and security guards. But it’s OK since they didn’t loot or burn it down. Perhaps that didn’t happen because the police showed up and got things under control before it got to that point.
Also it’s probably more difficult to file a lawsuit on a mob than on an individual.
So if you and your neighbors are having a backyard party and a bunch of “youts” from outside of your neighborhood come in and crash it, you would call your lawyer before calling the police?
“What? You live under a rock?”
No I just don’t have a TV and I wasn’t very interested in it. Not living in Maryland.
“Not yet. But there were “kids” vandalizing the pool and fighting with each other and with the residents and assaulting residents and security guards. But it’s OK since they didn’t loot or burn it down. Perhaps that didn’t happen because the police showed up and got things under control before it got to that point.”
No charges have been filed any of those things. At least I’m not aware of any charges being filed.
Had there been significant damage there would have been more arrests and charges filed.
The only report I saw about serious damages was a Facebook post. Hardly a credible source.
Same with the assault charges. I did see the video of the women fighting but since nobody was arrested there hasn’t been any more credible info that I’ve seen about that.
“So if you and your neighbors are having a backyard party and a bunch of “youts” from outside of your neighborhood come in and crash it, you would call your lawyer before calling the police?”
Hard to say exactly since in this case some of the kids did in fact have a right to be there.
I think, given what I’ve been able to verify, that I’d go after the DJ. Get him out and the party evaporates.
But I don’t participate in communal living like that so That’s an after the fact guess.
Basically you don’t have any valid reason to believe what you do. An appeal to an authority’s opinion doesn’t trump hard evidence and reports by people actually living there, which all support the cop and not the chief and liberal media.
“Basically you don’t have any valid reason to believe what you do. An appeal to an authority’s opinion doesn’t trump hard evidence and reports by people actually living there, which all support the cop and not the chief and liberal media.”
Is the hard evidence you refer to the video. Because everybody has seen it and lots of people have said the cop was in the right and lots of people have said it was brutality. At the end of the day it’s up to the McKinney PD not what me or anybody else thinks.
As far as people actually living there. Again there’s 2 sides saying different things.
In the end the law enforcement professionals made their statement.
I just saw a statement from Eric Casebolts lawyer and he said his clients emotions got the better of him.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/10/us/mckinney-texas-pool-party-video/
You seem to lack the cognitive ability to think for yourself. Casebolt ought not cave under the pressure, but should fight the liars and the neurotics such as yourself.
“You seem to lack the cognitive ability to think for yourself. Casebolt ought not cave under the pressure, but should fight the liars and the neurotics such as yourself.”
And you seem to not care very much for the rule of law if it doesn’t go your way.
Cop got out of control, cop got put on leave pending an investigation, cop tendered his resignation, his resignation was accepted.
A bunch of online rabble rousing doesn’t change that.
By this time next week this will be mostly forgotten and then on to the next thing.
Rule of law? Online rabble rousers? You are a troll.
“Rule of law? Online rabble rousers? You are a troll.”
Nope. I just believe in equal application of the law.
I’ve frequently railed about out of control cops whose departments cover for them.
That didn’t happen this time.
They did it by the book.
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