The Latest: Police chief: Officer reports woman kicked him
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Latest on an incident in which a police officer struck a woman in the face during an arrest (all times local):
11:30 a.m.
An Arizona police chief says an officer caught on video punching a woman in the face before arresting her reports the woman kicked him and kneed him in the groin before he hit her.
Flagstaff Police Chief Kevin Treadway also says Officer Jeff Bonar was detaining the woman because he knew about warrants for Marissa Morris’ arrest.