Female Houston Police Officer Caught on Tape Punching Handcuffed Suspect

Another tough guy in blue! What was her problem, no dogs to shoot or old ladies to taser that day ?

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Cop appears to take swing at handcuffed suspect
Thursday, July 14, 2011


HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A Houston police officer was caught on camera Thursday taking a swing at a handcuffed robbery suspect.

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Many people watching the video are saying the officer's behavior doesn't make the department look good. And that could be why the police chief and his supervisors are taking quick action.

From SkyEye 13 HD, two Houston police officers are seen handcuffing and arresting a suspected armed robber who's in the middle of the screen. Police say the man in the torn white shirt lead them on a foot chase along some train tracks on the north side.

Then a female officer approaches the group and our cameras catch her taking a swing at the suspect.

"To me, the suspect was in custody, and certainly in handcuffs," Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland said.

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We found out the officer who took that swing is Angela Horton. She's a five-year veteran on the force who's based out of Central Patrol. Police say she joined the foot chase for the suspect Thursday morning after three masked gunmen tried robbing a clerk at the S.K. Food Store on Cavalcade.

At one point in the video you can see another officer pushing Horton out of the way, after she aggressively approached the handcuffed man.