FBI investigates Woodson Terrace Police In Wake Of Video Of Department K-9 Biting A Man
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WOODSON TERRACE The FBI has launched an investigation after a video of a police dog biting a Black man repeatedly during an arrest drew attention and outrage online.
Woodson Terrace police Chief Randy Halstead said in an email his department was fully cooperating with federal investigators and the St. Louis County prosecutors office after they requested information about the arrest, which occurred around 7:15 a.m. Monday in the 4500 block of Woodson Road.
It was unclear what information investigators have requested, but the FBI typically investigates so-called color of law cases, in which government officials are alleged to have committed constitutional violations. This could include allegations of unreasonable or excessive force by police, who are required to use the least force necessary to gain a suspect or arrestees compliance.
The most recent color of law case in the news was the criminal trial of St. Louis police officers accused of beating an undercover colleague, Detective Luther Hall. In June, a Northwoods police officer was accused of using unreasonable force by striking a woman repeatedly at a drivers license office in Florissant.
St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell declined to comment on his offices ongoing investigation, though he vowed to conduct a thorough review of the incident. Federal officials also declined to comment.
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