When a Texas school police officer got ‘riled up’ over a defiant teenager

Officer Marc Laue was seething.

Minutes earlier, while patrolling the hallways of Judson High School, he had confronted a 15-year-old accused of pushing an assistant principal. The teenager, Jeremiah Johnson, had cursed at the officer and walked away.

Laue grabbed repeatedly at Jeremiah’s arms and backpack, body camera footage of the encounter shows. When the boy pushed away, the officer wrapped his arms around him and took him to the floor…

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