Alcoholic Beverage Control agents involved in bloody arrest of UVA student in March return to regular duty after it’s ruled they did NOT violate policy

va police 2Along with ordering the state police administrative review, McAuliffe ordered retraining for the agency’s approximately 130 law enforcement officers. 

The ABC said that training — which included hands-on and classroom instruction on use of force, cultural diversity, effective interaction with youth, and community policing — was completed last month.

The governor also appointed a panel to examine ABC’s law enforcement practices and make recommendations by Nov. 1.

The Johnson incident came two years after another U.Va. student was arrested outside a supermarket by ABC agents who mistook a carton of sparkling water for beer. 

Undercover agents swarmed Elizabeth Daly’s vehicle, one pulling a gun and another trying to break her windshield with a flashlight. The incident sparked a public backlash, and she settled a lawsuit for $212,500.

Watkins has declined to say whether Johnson also will file a lawsuit

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3192546/ABC-agents-involved-bloody-arrest-return-regular-duty.html#ixzz3iWfszFJS

 

 

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