‘Don’t ever f—ing touch me’: Cop who grabbed female officer by throat for pulling him off handcuffed suspect won’t face a jury

Prosecutors will drop charges against a Florida police officer who was caught on video briefly grabbing a female cop by the throat during an arrest, so long as he completes a pretrial diversion program.

Then-Sunrise Police Sgt. Christopher Pullease was facing charges of battery on a law enforcement officer, tampering with evidence, assault on a law enforcement officer and assault on a civilian male.

But Pullease’s defense attorneys filed a motion to transfer Pullease into a Veterans Court, which is similar to mental health or drug court…

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