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No Charges for NC Police Officer Who Slammed High School Student onto Floor

HeadlineMar 09, 2017

In North Carolina, a district attorney will not bring criminal charges against a Wake County police officer who was caught on video picking up a high school student and slamming her onto a concrete floor. Fifteen-year-old Jasmine Darwin, who is African-American, suffered a head injury after the assault by school resources officer Ruben De Los Santos. The officer announced last week he is resigning from the police force.

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