Cellphone video of freeway beating ends cop’s career and enriches his victim
Most of you will recall last July’s cellphone video that showed a CHP officer repeatedly punching a downed woman in the face on the shoulder of the 10 Freeway in Los Aneles. The officer, Daniel Andrew, was referred to as an ‘animalistic cop.’
According to the Associated Press, CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow has confirmed that Andrew has agreed to resign and his victim, Marlene Pinnock, has agreed to accept a $1.5 million settlement.
Farrow said that Andrew "has elected to resign." – Translation: I fired his ass. Andrew’s law enforcement career did not last long. He became a CHP officer in 2012. He could still face criminal charges.
Court documents describe the incident:
Andrew had just pulled Pinnock from oncoming traffic and she resisted by pushing him after multiple drivers called 911 to report her walking barefoot along the side of the freeway. Andrew then straddled her on the ground as Pinnock resisted by "kicking her legs, grabbing the officer's uniform and twisting her body. Andrew "struck her in the upper torso and head several times with a closed right fist.”
Most of the award will be placed in a special needs trust for Pincock because she is bipolar. She had been off her medication for several months prior to the incident.
Following release of the video, a number of cops defended Andrew’s actions. God save us from those idiots!
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