In the video, Detective David Pantoja is seen dragging a handcuffed Black man, Joshua Coney, through a street. The incident happened on Jan. 30 although Pantoja was suspended until six months later, in July. Footage of the encounter was released to KSAT this week.
Pantoja and fellow officer Robert Ferguson were both seen dragging Coney. Suspension paperwork indicates that Coney was “unnecessarily dragged” and denied medical services when he asked for them.
The 11-second clip shows officers dragging Coney in a seated position as he faces in the opposite direction.
Sack him. Sue him. Never employ him in any job again.
So that’s the best these “highly trained” officers could do; drag him to the police car, because his body went limp (according to the article)…Wow! Perhaps these two officers should reimburse the voters for their training, since they failed to properly protect and serve the public.