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A police chief said the arrest by a white officer of the black man was textbook until snow was used.
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A US police officer who stuffed snow into the mouth of a man being arrested for domestic violence has resigned, a police chief said during a news conference.
The officer, John Turnure, submitted his resignation on March 30.
FOP (Fraternal Order of Police) Akron Lodge 7 issued a statement on Thursday defending the actions of Mr Turnure, who is white, during the arrest of Charles Hicks II, who is black in the US state of Ohio.
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