Fort Worth Officer Fired For Excessive Force Will Be Reinstated
A Fort Worth police officer who was at the center of a controversial arrest of a woman and was fired for excessive force has been reinstated to the department.
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A Fort Worth police officer who was at the center of a controversial arrest of a woman and was fired for excessive force has been reinstated to the department.
Jennifer Leedy told CBS 11 she and her daughters were walking to their car Sunday, which was parked in a lot off Throckmorton when it happened.
I know a lot officers now that I've spoken to directly that have survived shootings. You know, we just gotta pick up the pieces and move forward. And that's… we do the best we can with that." said Fort Worth Police Officer Matt Pearce.
"They slammed into something. I thought it was my mom," Hannah said. "I saw them just jump out of the car and I'm thinking, 'why is my mom jumping out of the car?' And so I jumped out, too and I went too and I was like mom, what are you doing?"
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