Aurora, Colorado officer arrested after threatening to shoot suspect during stop

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Colorado officer arrested after threatening to shoot suspect during stop

28 July 2021

A Colorado police officer has been arrested after being filmed threatening to kill a man during an arrest.

Body camera footage shows Aurora policeman John Haubert using a pistol to strike the man, saying "if you move, I will shoot you".

The arrest comes amid intense scrutiny of police misconduct in the US following the 2020 death of George Floyd, which sparked national protests.

A second officer has also been arrested for failing to stop Mr Haubert.

Footage played for the press on Tuesday shows Mr Haubert repeatedly saying "stop fighting" as the man tells him "I can't even breathe" and "you're killing me".

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58005556


A still showing an early moment of the arrest from Mr Haubert's bodycam (Aurora Police Department)

[The Magistrate]

1. Arrest Of The Officer Who Didn't Stop His Partner, Sir, Is A Step Forward

Perhaps it will set a fashion. Most criminal abuse by police takes place in front of other officers, who could end the matter immediately with a timely arrest of their colleague for a crime committed in their presence.

[Nevilledog]

2. Video

Link to tweet

Tweet text:
Ron Filipkowski
@RonFilipkowski
·
Jul 28, 2021
Police officer John Haubert from Aurora, CO was just arrested on multiple felonies for pistol whipping and strangling someone and using excessive force. This clip is just the the first 30 seconds of the encounter, full clip in story.



Ron Filipkowski
@RonFilipkowski
Story and complete body cam footage.

Colorado officer facing felony charges after video of violent arrest released: "I can't even...
Officer John Haubert is seen in the video hitting Kyle Vinson with his gun at least seven times. Aurora's chief of police called the arrest, "a despicable act."
cbsnews.com
5:20 PM · Jul 28, 2021

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/aurora-colorado-police-violent-arrest-video/

[brush]

5. What a thug. Disgusting. Departments need to screen for better...

caliber officers.

[ItsjustMe]

3. A similar Incident

Atlanta Cop CAUGHT Kicking Woman's Head - Rebel HQ

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017670315

[Demovictory9]

4. K&r

[exboyfil]

6. Nice guy

In 2009, he pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm while under the influence of alcohol. He was accused of pointing a shotgun at one of his roommates while he was drunk. The Arvada Police Department in Arvada, Colorado arrested him and charged him with menacing, which was eventually dismissed. (b) (c)

https://conandaily.com/2021/07/27/john-haubert-biography-10-things-about-aurora-colorado-cop/

[crickets]

7. And yet he still got a job as a cop.

[Progressive Jones]

11. They'll take anybody... nt

[dalton99a]

8. John Haubert

[DFW]

9. Wow. That's not just the image of a pig.

That is a wild boar.

[Progressive Jones]

12. It'd be a shame if he got "roughed up" in jail. Probably in "protective custody".

They do that for PIGS who are in custody.

[Progressive Jones]

10. Just another stupid, cowardly PIG. Good cops have to start taking dirt bags like this down hard,

or they can't be seen as good cops.