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A Phoenix police officer has been arrested and booked for aggravated assault after body camera footage showed the officer assaulting a handcuffed man, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
Phoenix detectives arrested officer Conner Orth-Smith for an aggravated assault incident that occurred on July 16, according to a press release on the department s Facebook page.
Orth-Smith was called to a local hospital after a man, who appeared to be intoxicated, refused to leave and became physical with security personnel, police said.
Orth-Smith agreed to transport the man to another facility for help. Later interactions led to an arrest of the man for aggravated assault against Orth-Smith, police said.
Police said Conner Orth-Smith can be seen on bodycam footage attacking a suspect. Author: 12 News Updated: 7:28 PM MST July 23, 2021
PHOENIX A Phoenix Police officer was arrested after investigators said Friday that he assaulted a man who was already handcuffed.
Conner Orth-Smith, a 23-year-old probationary officer with Phoenix Police, was called to help security at a hospital near 99th Avenue and McDowell Road on July 16 to control a man who was allegedly drunk.
Orth-Smith transported the man to a facility for help. Police said some sort of dispute between Orth-Smith and the suspect led to the suspect being arrested for aggravated assault on an officer.
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