CAMDEN, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas police officer has been put on leave as his
department investigates him for placing a student in a chokehold Monday morning
in school in an altercation caught on video. A video circulating on Facebook
shows Camden Police Officer Jerry Perry standing behind a student, wrapping his
arms around his neck and lifting him up multiple times- seemingly attempting to
restrain the boy in a school cafeteria. It was not immediately known what
precipitated the altercation. Perry was assigned as a school resource officer in
Camden High School. Camden Police Chief Boyd Woody says Perry’s leave is
effective immediately pending investigation.
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