A self-described Missouri “cop watcher” was tackled to the ground by police officers as he filmed them responding to a call in Springfield, Missouri, last month.
Terry Rucker, a 35-year-old Black man, shared video from the Nov. 26 encounter on Facebook and YouTube and it went viral on several social media pages. Now the two Springfield Police Department officers involved are being investigated by the police department’s internal affairs unit.
Terry Rucker (Photo: Terry Rucker/Facebook)
Springfield Police Chief Paul Williams launched the internal affairs review “to determine if there was a violation of Springfield Police Department policy,” agency spokeswoman Jasmine Bailey said in an email Wednesday.