Texas officer on leave due to incriminating actions in video

Published 9:14 am Monday, June 8, 2015

McKINNEY, Texas — A suburban Dallas police officer has been placed on administrative leave after a video showed him pushing a 14-year-old girl in a swimsuit to the ground outside a pool and pointing his gun at other teens.

McKinney Police Chief Greg Conley said at a news conference Sunday that the incident began when officers responded Friday to a report of a disturbance involving a group of juveniles at a neighborhood pool.

The police department said in an earlier statement that the young people did not live in the area or have permission to be there.

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When officers arrived, residents and private security pointed out the juveniles, who were “creating the disturbance, fighting and refusing to leave,” Conley said.

As officers dispersed the crowd, the 14-year-old girl was “temporarily detained” by an officer, said Conley, who did not describe what led to her detainment.