A Florida police officer was fired and arrested after a video shows him beating a handcuffed woman.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office in Florida confirmed that it fired patrol officer Akinyemi Borisade, 26, who had been with the office for a year.
He was captured on camera repeatedly beating a woman in jail last Wednesday.
“When we see an officer do something like this, we have to respond quickly,” Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams told reporters Friday, reported the Washington Post. “We are accountable to the community for how these officers act. They are accountable for their actions.”
The woman, 31-year-old Mayra Martinez, is seen walking towards a group of officers with her hands cuffed behind her back.
One of the officers grabs her and shoves her against the wall. He then steps away and she kicks at him twice. He then jumped at her and punches her several times.
