Police Officer Caught on Video Repeatedly Striking Woman During Arrest

A video circulating on social media shows a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer hitting a woman multiple times while trying to arrest her. The police claim that the woman was resisting arrest after allegedly hitting an officer in the face. The incident occurred when officers approached two individuals smoking marijuana. The woman was struck on her right thigh with knee strikes and closed fist strikes in an attempt to gain compliance. The department is conducting an internal investigation, and the woman and her partner, who were both Bojangles employees, remain employed at this time.