Colorado Police Officer Terminated For Not Stopping, Not Reporting Excessive Force

AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) — The Aurora, Colorado Police Department has terminated the employment of an serviceman accused of not intervening successful an alleged lawsuit of excessive unit — and not reporting it afterwards. Francine Martinez, 40, is present facing 1 complaint of failing to intervene and a 2nd complaint of failing to study the usage of force.

The charges stem from an incidental Friday, July 23. Sources acquainted with the lawsuit accidental Martinez was progressive successful a conflict with a fishy erstwhile serviceman John Haubert intervened and allegedly utilized excessive unit connected the suspect.

Officer Haubert, 39, was charged with 1 number of battle with a deadly limb causing superior bodily injury, a 2nd felony battle complaint of strangulation, and felony menacing — arsenic good arsenic authoritative misconduct and authoritative oppression, some misdemeanors.

The fishy suffered cuts and bruises successful the incidental and instrumentality enforcement contacts indicated determination is videotape of the altercation.