[DM] Seems a very reasoned response. - Russell Maranto, 28, a Loveland, Colorado police officer has been fired after being captured on bodycam punching a handcuffed woman directly in the face
- Maranto punched Angelia Hall, 59, after she spat at him while she was being held in a hospital ER while sitting in an examination room emergency room
- Loveland Police Chief Tim Doran said he was committed to transparency and holding both his team and citizens accountable for their actions
In the footage, Hall can be heard becoming increasingly frustrated and angry as she sits in an examination chair while cursing and yelling at the officers and nurses who were present.
But it was when she spat at Maranto that he immediately reacted by punching her.
Another officer in the room intervened and pulled Maranto away from Hall.
Officers had initially responded to reports of Hall wandering in and out of traffic, displaying confused and incoherent behavior. Officers had placed her under protective custody and taken her to a local hospital to be evaluated.
| So drunk, drugs, mentally ill, or seriously exhausted. The question becomes: when and why did they cuff her, and what had they already tried to get her to calm down? |
Hall has been charged with third-degree assault for her actions towards the fired officer.
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