Columbia, SC: Deputy Benjamin "Ben" Fields aka "Officer Slam" fired for tossing Niya Kenny

S.C. teen's arrest draws inquiry

"I think sometimes our officers are put in uncomfortable positions when a teacher can't control a student," the sheriff said, promising to be fair. Email, phone and text messages for Fields were not returned. The deputy also arrested a second teenager who ...

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http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/oct/28/s-c-teen-s-arrest-draws-inquiry-2015102/?f=news-national

 

Sheriff to decide if deputy keeps job after throwing student in classroom arrest

The deputy also arrested a second girl who verbally objected to his actions ... Tony Robinson Jr., who recorded the final moments, said it all began when the teacher asked the girl to hand over her phone during class. She refused, so he called an ...

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Sheriff says he will decide quickly whether deputy should keep his job after classroom arrest

The deputy also arrested a second girl who verbally objected to his actions ... Tony Robinson Jr., who recorded the final moments, said it all began when the teacher asked the girl to hand over her phone during class. She refused, so he called an ...

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Sheriff to decide if South Carolina deputy keeps job after classroom arrest

The deputy also arrested a second girl who verbally objected to his actions ... Tony Robinson Jr., who recorded the final moments, said it all began when the teacher asked the girl to hand over her phone during class. She refused, so he called an ...

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'Disturbing' arrest of black South Carolina student sparks federal, local probes

Officer Ben Fields, 34, was suspended without pay after videos filmed by students showed him flipping an 18-year-old girl out of her chair and dragging her across a classroom for refusing a teacher's demand to put away her cell phone. The arrest at Spring ...

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S.C. teen's arrest draws inquiry

"I think sometimes our officers are put in uncomfortable positions when a teacher can't control a student," the sheriff said, promising to be fair. Email, phone and text messages for Fields were not returned. The deputy also arrested a second teenager who ...

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http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/oct/28/s-c-teen-s-arrest-draws-inquiry-2015102/

 

S.C. teen's arrest draws inquiry

"I think sometimes our officers are put in uncomfortable positions when a teacher can't control a student," the sheriff said, promising to be fair. Email, phone and text messages for Fields were not returned. The deputy also arrested a second teenager who ...

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http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/oct/28/s-c-teen-s-arrest-draws-inquiry-2015102/?latest

 

FBI confirms civil rights probe of videotaped arrest of student dragged from math class

you're going to run into this — having police do what teachers and parents should do." The Rev. Jesse Jackson called the video a "national disgrace" on his way Tuesday to Columbia, where the NAACP planned a news conference. "This man should be arrested ...

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Sheriff to decide if South Carolina deputy keeps job after classroom arrest

The deputy also arrested a second girl who verbally objected to his actions ... Tony Robinson Jr., who recorded the final moments, said it all began when the teacher asked the girl to hand over her phone during class. She refused, so he called an ...

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Arrest of S.C. girl who texted in class prompts civil rights case

"I think sometimes our officers are put in uncomfortable positions when a teacher can't control a student," the sheriff said, promising to be fair. The deputy also arrested a second student who verbally objected to his actions. Both girls were charged with ...

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http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_29033313/arrest-s-c-girl-who-texted-class-prompts-civil-rights-case

 

Sheriff to decide if deputy keeps job after classroom arrest

The deputy also arrested a second girl who verbally objected to his actions ... Tony Robinson Jr., who recorded the final moments, said it all began when the teacher asked the girl to hand over her phone during class. She refused, so he called an ...

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Arrest of teen prompts civil rights case

"I think sometimes our officers are put in uncomfortable positions when a teacher can't control a student," the sheriff said, promising to be fair. Email, phone and text messages for Fields were not returned. The deputy also arrested a second teenager who ...

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Sheriff to decide if deputy keeps job after classroom arrest

The deputy also arrested a second girl who verbally objected to his actions ... Tony Robinson Jr., who recorded the final moments, said it all began when the teacher asked the girl to hand over her phone during class. She refused, so he called an ...

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Arrest video fallout: Spring Valley High officer Ben Fields may learn fate today

A classmate, Niya Kenny, was also arrested for the same charge. Niya told CNN’s Don Lemon on Tuesday night the incident started when her math teacher told the other girl to give up her cell phone. The girl refused and defied orders from the teacher and ...

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More information surfaces about classroom arrest

COLUMBIA, S.C. — At least three videos have surfaced of an arrest at Spring Valley High School in South ... student was told numerous times to hand over her cell phone buy her teacher, but refused. The deputy was called and repeatedly asked the student ...

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Sheriff to decide if deputy keeps job after classroom arrest

The deputy also arrested a second girl who verbally objected to his actions ... Tony Robinson Jr., who recorded the final moments, said it all began when the teacher asked the girl to hand over her phone during class. She refused, so he called an ...

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Arrest video fallout: Spring Valley High officer Ben Fields may learn fate today

Another student arrested from the classroom has spoken out ... Kenny told CNN's Don Lemon on Tuesday night the incident started when her math teacher told the other girl to give up her cell phone. The girl refused and defied orders from the teacher ...

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http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/28/us/south-carolina-school-arrest-videos/index.html

 

Arrest video fallout: South Carolina officer may learn fate today

A classmate, 18-year-old Niya Kenny, was also arrested for the same charge. Kenny told CNN's Don Lemon on Tuesday night the incident started when her math teacher told the other girl to give up her cell phone. The girl refused and defied orders from the ...

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Sheriff to Decide Fate of Deputy in Classroom Arrest

The deputy also arrested a second girl who verbally objected to his actions ... Tony Robinson Jr., who recorded the final moments, said it all began when the teacher asked the girl to hand over her phone during class. She refused, so he called an ...

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Lawyer: Teen suffered several injuries in classroom arrest

The deputy also arrested a second girl who verbally objected to his actions ... Tony Robinson Jr., who recorded the final moments, said it all began when the teacher asked the girl to hand over her phone during class. She refused, so he called an ...

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