A New Orleans Police officer seen on video throwing a woman to the ground after an apparent scuffle at a business on the St. Charles Ave. parade route has been reassigned, pending a disciplinary investigation, New Orleans Police officials confirmed Monday.
VIDEO:New Orleans Police Officer throws a woman to the ground on Mardi Gras parade route the gets hit by another parade goer as he walked away. Small scuffle ensues. Video shows the officer who threw the woman to the ground being consoled afterwards by fellow NOPD member pic.twitter.com/mrFys4r1UZ
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Video shows a disturbance at the Popeye's on St. Charles at the corner of Erato St. It is now clear exactly when the incident occurred.
"I'm aware of it," New Orleans Police Interim Superintendent Michelle Woodfork said Monday morning. "We have initiated a disciplinary investigation."
Chief Woodfork says the officer has been reassigned until the investigation is completed.
"At this time, I'm not really sure what was going on," she said. "In effort to get in front of it, we did initiate a formal disciplinary investigation to see if there was any wrongdoing going on at that time."
