MIAMI, FL – Police chiefs in Florida have defended an officer who was filmed slamming a woman into the sand during an arrest.
Video footage of Sara Greenback’s arrest became an internet sensation after it was posted on YouTube.
The 25-year-old was slammed to the ground in a wrestling-style move by Lt Douglas Simon after she was thrown out of a music festival on Miami Beach.
An angry crowd surrounded the officer as he struggled to place handcuffs on Greenback, who was arrested for disorderly conduct.
‘The department has concluded that the officer acted appropriately while affecting the arrests and dealing with the volatile situation at hand,’ he said.
'When assessing the officer’s response to this situation, it’s imperative to consider the totality of the circumstances.
‘In doing so, there was a large crowd becoming increasingly hostile closing in on one officer, a civilian rendering aid to the officer, two subjects actively resisting arrest, and another inciting the crowd.’
Miami Beach Mayor Mattie Herrera Bower said the situation was getting out of control.
‘Here is this one policeman, and the crowd is getting bigger and bigger,’ Bower said. ‘He had to be in control. There was no doubt that a policeman needs to be in control."
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