Officer in incident to be suspended

DALLAS — A white Texas policeman was suspended without pay for 10 days but will not be fired after he was caught on video wrestling a black woman and her daughter to the ground, Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald said Monday.

Fitzgerald said the officer, identified as William Martin, violated policy, is sorry for his behavior and is eager to resume active duty. He said he has asked Martin, who will also undergo additional training, to go back into the community when the suspension ends “to repair relationships.”

The incident on Dec. 21 happened after Jacqueline Craig complained that a neighbor choked her 7-year-old son for allegedly littering in his yard. One of her daughters filmed the interactions between Craig and Martin.

In the video, one of Craig’s daughters tries to push her mother away from Martin, but the officer forces Craig and the daughter to the ground.