OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) — An Oklahoma City police officer caught on camera slamming a 71-year-old man to the ground during an October traffic stop has resigned.
News 4 has been following developments related to the October 27 incident. Police released multiple videos of the incident , showing Lich Vu and Sgt. Joseph Gibson having a verbal argument over a traffic citation.
Vu was seen on video telling Gibson to shut up and also touching him, before Gibson proceeded to slam Vu to the ground.
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Gibson denied doing so in a police report, saying that Vu fell to the ground. In the report, Gibson says that the angle of the fall caused Vu’s forehead to hit the ground…