Minneapolis SWAT officer charged with assault [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Minneapolis SWAT officer charged with assault
June 18, 2012|Amy Forliti, Associated Press

A Minneapolis police sergeant and SWAT officer — who was apparently angered by a loud cellphone conversation — was charged with assault Monday for allegedly punching a man in the head, seriously injuring him.

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Sommer said video surveillance from Saturday night shows that Clifford and Vanderlee were seated at adjacent patio tables at Tanners Station, a steakhouse and restaurant in Andover, a Minneapolis suburb.

Sommer said Vanderlee was apparently talking loudly on his cellphone to a friend when Clifford got up and approached him. Sommer said the video shows Clifford appeared to say something to Vanderlee, who was still on his phone.

As Vanderlee was about to get to his feet, Sommer said, “Clifford strikes him with a closed fist, just once in the head.’’


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