Student: Girl slammed to ground was trying to break up fight
ROLESVILLE, N.C. — A student who was slammed to the ground by a police officer at a North Carolina high school was trying to break up a fight involving her sister, said the 15-year-old who posted video of the incident on social media.
Ahunna Akpuda recorded a brief video of an officer surrounded by students at Rolesville High School. The officer lifts and drops a girl on her left side, then pulls her to her feet and leads her away. Akpuda said two girls had been fighting, including the sister of the girl who was slammed to the floor.
She says the officer arrived a few seconds after the girl arrived to break up the fight.
“He drags her farther away from the actual fight after it was broken up,” said Akpuda, who spoke with The Associated Press on the phone Wednesday, along with her mother. “That’s when he proceeds to lift her up and slam her down to the ground.”