A San Bernardino police officer was captured on video earlier this week slamming a 17-year-old girl to the ground while detaining her.
Video taken Wednesday afternoon showed at least four police cruisers on the 500 block of West 2nd Street as one officer prepares to handcuff a teenager who is facing a cruiser. Moments later, the officer removes a backpack from the teen’s arms and then proceeds to slam her face-first onto the pavement. Two other officers are seen ordering the person recording the video to back away, with one pulling out a baton and gesturing toward the cameraperson.
As a result of the force that was used on the girl, the teen had to undergo several stitches to her face and suffered a dislocated wrist, according to her attorney Toni Jaramilla…