Texas Police Officer Resigns From Job After Suspension For Excessive Force Against Unarmed 14-Year-Old Black Girl At Pool Party (Video)

Texas police officer, David Eric Casebolt, who was suspended for grabbing an unarmed 14-year-old black girl, flinging her to the ground, pulling her hair, placing his knee in her back and on her neck, then pushing her face into the grass, has resigned from his post. This comes in the wake of widespread domestic and international outrage over his abusive treatment of the minor.

Casebolt was responding to a call of overcrowding at a pool party in suburban McKinney, Texas. A white witness stated he targeted the black teens at the party and not the white kids, who were present. Casebolt also drew his gun at an underage black boy for trying to stop him from engaging in police brutality against the teenage girl. 

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Shocking Video Released Of Police Officer Engaging In Excessive Force Against 14-Year-Old Black Girl In Texas Resulting In Suspension (Video)

Police in McKinney attacked a group of unarmed black teenagers at a pool party in Texas that by their estimation became overcrowded. Police drew their guns at the black teens in the suburban middle class neighborhood. Police officer, David Eric Casebolt, was seen engaging in excessive force in roughing up an unarmed 14-year-old black girl, flinging her to the ground, pressing down on her head and neck and putting his knee in her back.

Reports contained in the New York Times indicates the few white teens at the party were not harassed by police, with officers heading straight for the black teenagers in acts of abuse and discrimination. The video has gone viral causing outrage online. As a result of the uproar, authorities announced officer Casebolt has been suspended, placed on administrative leave, while an internal affairs probe for police brutality and excessive force is conducted. 

The New York Times also reported there are racial tensions in the neighborhood among some residents, "In a video posted to YouTube on Sunday, a black teenager named Tatiana said her family was hosting a cookout for friends when a woman insulted them, prompting a 14-year-old family friend to respond. Tatiana said a white woman had then told her: 'You need to go back to where you’re from' and to 'go back to your Section 8 home (welfare based housing).' Tatiana said that she had replied, 'Excuse me,' and that then another white woman hit her in the face and 'both women attacked' her."

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Jarring Image of Police’s Use of Force at Texas Pool Party

June 8, 2015 - McKINNEY, Tex. — No lives were lost. The incident played out at a suburban pool party, not an urban neighborhood struggling with crime and drugs. But perhaps it was that suburban setting that helped make the images so powerful and disturbing. Now a video of a police officer pointing a gun at teenagers in bathing suits and shoving a young black girl’s face into the ground has become the latest flash point in relations between the police and minorities.

The cellphone video, taken at the community pool in Craig Ranch, a racially diverse subdivision north of Dallas, has set off another debate over race and police tactics, with activists calling for the officer to be fired and others arguing that the blame should fall at least in part on the teenagers.

The video appears to show the officer, David Eric Casebolt, briefly waving his handgun at young partygoers who approached him as he tried to subdue the teenage girl on Friday. The officer ultimately immobilized the girl by putting her facedown on the ground and placing a knee on her back.

Chief Greg Conley of the McKinney Police Department said that the video had prompted an internal affairs investigation and that Officer Casebolt, a patrol supervisor, had been placed on administrative leave. One adult man was arrested on charges of interfering with the duties of a police officer and evading arrest, Chief Conley said. The 14-year-old girl who had been immobilized by Officer Casebolt was “temporarily detained” but ultimately released to her parents, he said...

Brandon Brooks, 15, who shot the video, told a TV station that Officer Casebolt had not confronted him, one of the few white teenagers at the party. “I was one of the only white people in the area when that was happening,” he told the station. “You can see in part of the video where he tells us to sit down, and he kind of like skips over me and tells all my African-American friends to go sit down.”

 

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Man Sentenced To Prison In The Death Of Singer Usher’s Stepson

     

Usher

Jeffrey Hubbard has been sentenced to 4-years in prison over the accidental death of 11-year-old Kile Glover, the stepson of singer Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Foster Raymond. Glover was removed from life support in 2012, after being declared brain dead due to a jetski accident on Georgia’s Lake Lanier. Hubbard, a family friend, was on a jet ski when it collided with Glover’s watercraft (pontoon) and cause irreparable brain damage via traumatic brain injury. Another child was also injured in the accident, but survived. 

Tameka Foster and Kile Glover

Last month, Hubbard was convicted of homicide by vessel, serious injury by vessel, reckless operation of a vessel, unlawful operation of a personal watercraft and a boat traffic violation, according to the Miami Herald. Hubbard, via his attorney, stated the incident was an accident.

Tameka Foster and Usher Jr.

 

In another incident, Usher’s 5-year-old son Usher jr., nearly drowned in a pool at the singer’s home, while being supervised by his grandaunt. Usher jr. leapt into the pool to recover a toy and his arm became lodged in the pool drain. The boy was underwater for a few minutes, but quick thinking construction workers were able to remove him from the powerful drain and he was transported to the hospital. Usher jr. is still being monitored on an outpatient basis, for any lingering effects from the accident, as being submerged under water for minutes can lead to learning disabilities and neurological difficulties.

Usher’s Ex-Wife Says Their Son Died And Had To Be Revived

 

The accidental near-drowning of Usher Raymond’s son, 5-year-old Usher Raymond V, in a pool mishap last week, is more serious than may people first thought. Usher’s ex-wife, who also lost a child last year in a water accident on Lake Lanier (Kile Glover), stated her son with Usher, nicknamed Cinco had "basically died."

 

Usher and Usher Jr. prior to the accident

 

Foster stated in court, "The bottom line is my son basically expired. My son had to be revived and brought back to life. My son basically had died on the scene, from what I was told by the doctor." The child has been in the hospital for days, due to water in the lungs, under observation for heart and brain damage.

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Tameka Foster in Court: My Son 'Basically Died'

 

August 09, 2013 - Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Foster faced off in an Atlanta courtroom on Friday in a renewed custody battle triggered by the near-drowning on Monday of the former couple's five-year-old son Usher Raymond V inside the R&B superstar's pool.

When asked at the start of the hearing to give an update on Usher V -- who is still recovering from the accident at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta hospital -- Foster replied, "My son is alive, he's alive. I'd say he's doing well." But she also added that he is not ready to be discharged from the hospital and that "there are several issues that I'm concerned about that don't seem quite normal," about the care of Usher V and her other son, four-year-old Naviyd Ely Raymond, who also lives at Usher's residence…
During his beginning testimony on the stand, Usher said he was in the studio when he was notified about the accident and rushed home as soon as possible to assess the situation. "When I arrived, my son was hysterical, and in the back of an ambulance."

The singer said he did his best to calm his son down and was trying to help him understand what had taken place and made this his immediate priority, rather than contacting Foster. He said he waited until he was at the hospital to call his ex about the situation, but at that time, indicated that he still didn't have a clear understanding yet of the gravity of the situation.

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Usher's Ex-Wife Releases First Photo Of Their Son After He Nearly Drowned (Photo)

Tameka Foster Raymond and Usher Raymond V

A sad photo was released today of the 5-year-old photo of singer Usher’s son, Usher Raymond V, who almost drowned at his dad’s home in Atlanta this week. Usher was not home at the time of the accident. The child was underwater for minutes, stuck to a powerful pool drain. Usher V appeared weak and sad in the photo, which is understandable after such a traumatic experience. Usher’s ex-wife Tameka Foster Raymond posted the photo to Instagram.

Tameka Raymond (wearing a Kabbalah bracelet) and her late son Kile Glover

Foster is using the incident to gain back custody of her two sons with Raymond. She is stating they are not safe in his care. Raymond may counter that Foster’s 11-year-old son Kile Glover died last year on Lake Lanier while in her care. At the end of the day, neither parent wanted either child to be endangered. Kids and open water are sometimes a terrible mix. Sadly, accidents happen.

Usher’s Ex-Wife Demands Custody In Court After Son Almost Drowns

Kile Glover (deceased), Usher Raymond and Tameka Foster Glover Raymond (Photo Credit: ABC)

Tameka Foster Raymond, the ex-wife of singer, Usher, requested an emergency court hearing in Atlanta, to demand custody of the former couple’s two children, after the oldest, Usher Raymond IV, nearly drowned yesterday while in his dad’s care.

The accident occurred when the 5-year-old boy jumped in the pool at his father’s Atlanta mansion, to retrieve a toy. He became stuck on the pool drain, which had no cover. Usher was not home at the time but the boy was being supervised by his aunt, who was unable to remove him from the powerful suction of the pool drain. The housekeeper was not able to remove him from the pool drain either. A male contractor working on the house was able to free the child from the drain by force. He was transported to the hospital and placed in the intensive care unit for observation.

 

Usher and son Usher IV

Tameka is citing this as grounds Usher should not have custody. A judge is scheduled to make a determination on the motion, in what has been an already contentious custody battle for two kids who have seen far too much.

Usher's Son Nearly Drowns At His Home And Is Placed In ICU (Videos)

Usher Raymond IV, the 5-year-old son of singer Usher and ex-wife Tameka Foster Raymond, nearly died today from drowning, after he jumped into his dad's pool, while in the care of his aunt, attempting to retrieve a toy that had become lodged in the drain.

The boy became involuntarily attached to the drain, prompting his aunt and a housekeeper to jump into the pool in an attempt at freeing him from the powerful suction of the system. They were unsuccessful at freeing him and screamed for help from two men working in the house. The men also jumped into the pool and were able to free him.

CPR was performed at the house, until paramedics arrived and transported the child to a local Atlanta, Georgia hospital. Raymond IV, also known as "Cinco" was placed in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit). It is not currently known if there will be long term brain damage from being submerged under water for minutes, especially on the developing brain of a child, who was deprived of oxygen during the mishap in the pool.

This is the second tragedy to strike Usher and his ex-wife Tameka. Last year, Tameka's 11-year-old son Kile died in an accident on Lake Lanier as he was struck in the head by a jet ski, while floating on a pontoon. He was placed on life support with doctors determining there existed no brain activity. He was removed from life support weeks after the tragedy.