Jeff Bonar, a police officer in Flagstaff, Arizona, has been placed on paid administrative leave on Wednesday after punching a woman in the face during an arrest. A witness captured the entire altercation was captured on a cellphone by a bystander.
The seven-minute footage show the unidentified woman argues that she knows her rights and that the officer cannot legally arrest her. “I know my laws,” she says in the video. “You can’t arrest me until I know that I have a warrant.”
The Flagstaff Police Department issued a statement late Wednesday announcing that they are aware of the footage and an investigation into the officer’s actions are underway.
