Short suspension for officer caught on camera brutally beating woman

CHARLOTTE, NC – A police officer in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been suspended after new video footage of an arrest was released. The new video captured an officer using excessive force. Officer Vincent Pistone received a 40-hour suspension following an internal affairs investigation that determined he had used excessive force during the November 13 confrontation. Additionally, the investigation found that the other six officers who were also involved in the incident were justified in their …

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