Following a shocking incident September 13th during which a man was told by police to swallow marijuana in order to avoid being arrested and taken to jail, 3 City of Phoenix Police officers have resigned, and a fourth officer has been demoted for not taking appropriate action once he learned of the incident.
Phoenix Police Chief Joseph Yahner indicated internal and criminal investigations are being conducted, and called the conduct “appalling and unacceptable”. All 3 officers involved in the incident were probationary employees still in the first year of employment.
None of the officers involved used their body camera equipment to record the incident.
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