An Ohio police officer caught on a bystander’s video dragging a handcuffed Black teenager by the hood of his sweatshirt has been suspended, Mansfield Police Chief Keith Porch announced in a statement last week. Officer Jordan Moore’s unpaid 60-day suspension began on Oct. 20 and ends on Jan. 11. Porch said in the Oct. 19 release that 24-year-old Moore, who joined the department in 2018, is also required to undergo further training. A bystander captured footage of the Oct. 12 incident, which shows Moore dragging a handcuffed 17-year-old named Deangelo Chapman around the back of a patrol car by the hood of his sweatshirt. According to Porch, Moore’s actions prompted an internal review, which found that the officer had violated departmental policy. Deangelo Chapman dragged by Mansfield Officer Jordan Moore during an Oct. 12 incident in the northern Ohio town. (Photo: Anoncat/Twitter) “After a complete and thorough review of the arrest incident that occurred at 501 W. 4th Street on October 12, 2020, which included all available audio/video, officer statements and reports, Officer Jordan Moore was found to have violated Mansfield Police Department Rules & Regulations pertaining to the Treatment of Persons in Custody and Unsatisfactory Performance,” a statement […]

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