Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK(REDAN, Ga) A police chief who was allegedly seen on camera body-slamming a student has been put on paid leave, Georgia s DeKalb County School District (DCSD) said Friday.
In a video that has been circulating on social media, DCSD Police Chief Brad Gober allegedly slams a student to the ground after the student appears to resist another officer who attempted to grab his arm.
The student was then handcuffed and escorted out of the camera s view. It is unclear what happened before or after the video.
"The school didn t say nothing about that," Richard Stephens, the Redan High School student s father, said to WSB-TV. "I didn t even know that he was arrested."
The student s family didn t immediately return ABC News request for interviews.
ABC News reached out to the school district s department of public safety and the DeKalb County Sheriff s Office for statements. They declined to comment and directed ABC News to DCSD for inform
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK(REDAN, Ga) A police chief who was allegedly seen on camera body-slamming a student has been put on paid leave, Georgia s DeKalb County School District (DCSD) said Friday.
In a video that has been circulating on social media, DCSD Police Chief Brad Gober allegedly slams a student to the ground after the student appears to resist another officer who attempted to grab his arm.
The student was then handcuffed and escorted out of the camera s view. It is unclear what happened before or after the video.
"The school didn t say nothing about that," Richard Stephens, the Redan High School student s father, said to WSB-TV. "I didn t even know that he was arrested."
The student s family didn t immediately return ABC News request for interviews.
ABC News reached out to the school district s department of public safety and the DeKalb County Sheriff s Office for statements. They declined to comment and directed ABC News to DCSD for inform
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