Welcome home, fellow Gator.

The Gator Nation's oldest and most active insider community
Join today!

Florida Police Sgt Caught on Body-Cam Choking Female Officer UPDATE: Sgt Arrested & Charged

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by orangeblue_coop, Jan 15, 2022.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
Page 1 of 5
  1. Jan 15, 2022 #1
    orangeblue_coop

    orangeblue_coop GC Hall of Fame

    3,572
    595
    2,938
    Nov 19, 2016
    [​IMG]



    A police sergeant in Florida has been placed on desk duty after video showed him assaulting a fellow officer who was trying to de-escalate a man's arrest. The body cam video shows Sunrise police Sgt. Christopher Pullease threatening the suspect with pepper spray, and engaging in a verbal altercation with him, after he'd already been taken into custody and placed in the back of a patrol car.

    After a 28-year-old female officer grabs Pullease by the back of his belt and tries to pull him away, he turns around and briefly puts his hand around her throat, before grabbing her by the vest and pushing her against another patrol car. Pullease then returns to the patrol car where the suspect is detained, opening and closing the door, before pointing his finger at the female officer and walking away.

    The 46-year-old Pullease, a 21-year veteran of the force, was assigned to desk duty on Nov. 25 after the department launched an internal affairs investigation of the incident.
    Sunrise Police Chief Anthony Rosa said Pullease's behavior was "disgusting," adding that "the video speaks for itself.”

    Calling Pullease's actions toward the suspect "inappropriate and unprofessional," Rosa commended the female officer, who has been on the force for only two-and-a-half years, for her efforts to de-escalate. “I’m very proud of this police officer," Rosa said. "She took some definitive action. I can only imagine what she must be feeling. She’s a newer officer, and he’s a very senior sergeant.” Pullease had been cleared of two previous allegations of excessive force, according to Channel 7.

    WATCH: Florida cop chokes female colleague who tried to de-escalate Black man's arrest


    Only the young female officer had the courage to stop this abusive guy from brutalizing a suspect, while everyone else just stood around. I'm guessing he has a pattern of this behavior and being senior, they didn't feel empowered to call him out. Much props to her for stepping in and attempting to deescalate the situation.
     
    Last edited: Jan 15, 2022
    • Agree Agree x 2
    • Disagree Bacon! Disagree Bacon! x 1
    • Informative Informative x 1
  2. Jan 15, 2022 #2
    philnotfil

    philnotfil GC Hall of Fame

    16,898
    1,542
    1,718
    Apr 8, 2007
    We need more cops who are willing to stand up to the bullies in their ranks. Good for her.
     
    • Agree Agree x 13
  3. Jan 15, 2022 #3
    orangeblue_coop

    orangeblue_coop GC Hall of Fame

    3,572
    595
    2,938
    Nov 19, 2016
    And to think the violent a-hole only got relegated to desk duty. Most people would get fired on the spot if they physically attacked a female coworker.
     
    • Agree Agree x 14
    • Winner Winner x 2
    • Come On Man Come On Man x 1
  4. Jan 15, 2022 #4
    swampbabe

    swampbabe GC Hall of Fame

    3,340
    799
    2,143
    Apr 8, 2007
    Viera, FL
    Unfortunately, she’ll be the one to leave.
     
    • Agree Agree x 3
    • Disagree Bacon! Disagree Bacon! x 1
  5. Jan 15, 2022 #5
    danmann65

    danmann65 All American

    485
    126
    1,898
    May 22, 2015
    I hope that this is a union thing. They can't fire him immediately. My guess is he never is allowed on the streets again and will retire with a full pension.
     
    • Agree Agree x 3
    • Informative Informative x 1
  6. Jan 15, 2022 #6
    BLING

    BLING GC Hall of Fame

    7,693
    627
    2,843
    Apr 16, 2007
    Most unions do aggressively defend due process protections, which I’m not against. The issue is if they actually back this guy, rather than simply ensure due process. Too often it seems the former, rather than the latter.

    Really, not only should firing this a-hole be a no brainer. He should be charged with assaulting a police officer!
     
    Last edited: Jan 15, 2022
    • Agree Agree x 3
  7. Jan 15, 2022 #7
    danmann65

    danmann65 All American

    485
    126
    1,898
    May 22, 2015
    I am not disagreeing with you. To often though it seems that unions, especially public unions, seem to protect the bad apples just as strongly as they protect the good apples.
     
    • Agree Agree x 2
    • Disagree Bacon! Disagree Bacon! x 1
  8. Jan 15, 2022 #8
    Trickster

    Trickster VIP Member

    8,762
    2,165
    3,233
    Sep 20, 2014
    You’re probably right. The male brotherhood will make her life miserable, I suspect.
     
    • Agree Agree x 3
    • Optimistic Optimistic x 1
  9. Jan 15, 2022 #9
    citygator

    citygator VIP Member

    8,328
    1,810
    3,053
    Apr 3, 2007
    Charlotte
    Woke female cops. Back in the day you could just kick and pepper spray a handcuffed loser for being a criminal. What is this country coming to?
     
    • Funny Funny x 3
  10. Jan 15, 2022 #10
    gatorvette66

    gatorvette66 Sophomore

    82
    25
    1,673
    Dec 14, 2021
    You’re correct, in cases like this the unions almost always help the person out the door, getting them to resign, which will probably be the case with this sergeant.
     
  11. Jan 15, 2022 #11
    gatorvette66

    gatorvette66 Sophomore

    82
    25
    1,673
    Dec 14, 2021
    Maybe not. This cat seems like a bully so the other cops may be glad to see him go.
     
    • Optimistic Optimistic x 2
    • Like Like x 1
    • Agree Agree x 1
  12. Jan 15, 2022 #12
    PITBOSS

    PITBOSS GC Hall of Fame

    6,740
    566
    548
    Apr 13, 2007
    Interesting in the video, she definitively goes in to deescalate.
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
  13. Jan 15, 2022 #13
    WarDamnGator

    WarDamnGator GC Hall of Fame

    9,286
    913
    1,468
    Apr 8, 2007
    I was thinking the same thing ... she'll be run out of the department before he is. Bad cops are worse than criminals.
     
    • Agree Agree x 2
    • Winner Winner x 1
  14. Jan 15, 2022 #14
    flgator2

    flgator2 Premium Member

    5,531
    545
    2,113
    Apr 3, 2007
    Gainesville
    I don't condone him putting his hands on any officer, but he's not choking her. He is guilty of putting his hands on her
     
    • Come On Man Come On Man x 2
  15. Jan 15, 2022 #15
    orangeblue_coop

    orangeblue_coop GC Hall of Fame

    3,572
    595
    2,938
    Nov 19, 2016
    Cool. Now get Officer Puts Hands on Women’s ass off the force.
     
  16. Jan 15, 2022 #16
    Emmitto

    Emmitto VIP Member

    8,131
    1,424
    433
    Apr 3, 2007
    Pull-ease.
     
    • Funny Funny x 7
    • Like Like x 1
  17. Jan 16, 2022 #17
    WarDamnGator

    WarDamnGator GC Hall of Fame

    9,286
    913
    1,468
    Apr 8, 2007
    I see what you did there.
     
  18. Jan 16, 2022 #18
    Gator515151

    Gator515151 GC Hall of Fame

    21,645
    757
    1,563
    Apr 4, 2007
    Not defending his actions at all but I think when a woman puts on a badge, a gun, a taser, a can of mace and a night stick she loses the protection of being a woman. She is just like any other officer.
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Off-topic Off-topic x 1
  19. Jan 16, 2022 #19
    orangeblue_coop

    orangeblue_coop GC Hall of Fame

    3,572
    595
    2,938
    Nov 19, 2016
    Cool. Now get Officer Puts Hands on People’s ass off the force.
     
    • Winner Winner x 5
    • Fistbump/Thanks! Fistbump/Thanks! x 1
  20. Jan 16, 2022 #20
    JG8tor

    JG8tor Senior

    249
    48
    1,683
    Apr 9, 2007
    Thanks for keep the thread honest, definitely not choking. He's just "putting" his hands on her. :rolleyes:

     
    • Fistbump/Thanks! Fistbump/Thanks! x 1
    • Winner Winner x 1
Page 1 of 5
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.