Surveillance video released by the Kenosha Unified School District Friday shows an off-duty Kenosha police officer put his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old girl to restrain her for more than 20 seconds while attempting to break up a fight in the cafeteria of Lincoln Middle School.
Highlights
- Surveillance video released by the Kenosha Unified School District shows an off-duty officer put his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old girl to restrain her for more than 20 seconds.
- The officer is seen on top of the student and appears to push her head into the ground with one hand and then place his knee.
- The family’s attorney, Drew DeVinney, said the officer’s knee was on her neck for an “unconscionable duration” “This was a cruel and heartless act of violence aimed at a child and is unacceptable in our society,” the attorney said in a statement.
- The video shows a fight begin between two students as the officer attempts to break it up.