A St. Petersburg police officer is temporarily suspended for using excessive force on a woman being arrested.
Surveillance video from April 13th at the Pinellas County Jail shows Officer Christopher Goodwin arresting Debra Liebrock for disorderly intoxication and trespassing.
The video then shows Officer Goodwin trying to bring Liebrock into the jail but when she gets out of the cruiser, she sits down and at one point even lies down.
Goodwin, a 22-year veteran of the force, was suspended for four days for the incident.
After an internal investigation officials decided the officer used excessive force and should have gotten help to take her inside.
Leibrock has a criminal record dating back more than a decade. Her last arrest happened just last week where she was charged with disorderly intoxication.
Bay News 9 went to several addresses noted in Liebrock’s arrest report hoping to find her to get her reaction.
Neighbors said they either didn’t know her or she had moved.
As for the review board that conducted the investigation, they found Goodwin did everything right throughout the arrest up until he dragged her to the jail.
Goodwin told them he was sorry not only for what he did but also for any embarrassment it might bring the department.
In the end, the board found Goodwin violated three procedures, including using excessive force, conduct unbecoming an officer, and improper conduct on the job.
Goodwin also admitted he knew there were other options for dealing with a passive resistant prisoner.