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NAACP calls on GBI to investigate after officer accused of police brutality is acquitted – WSB-TV Channel 2

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MANCHESTER, Georgia – The NAACP is sticking to its call for the firing of a police officer after a woman was tasered and thrown to the ground during an arrest.

This came after the department the officer works for said its investigation had shown that the officer had complied with regulations.

“He grabbed the young woman in the chest area, pulled her up and threw her to the ground,” said Dr. Glenn Dowell of the NAACP, describing the body-worn police camera video released by Manchester police on Wednesday. He said he still believes the officer should be fired.

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“So if you talk a lot, that’s not a direct indication that you should be abused,” Dr. Dowell said.

Body camera video from Officer Donavan Scott-Sinclair of the Manchester Police Department shows the June 10 interaction that led to calls for his firing. The officer initially spoke with another woman in the car, but Zykerria Bowles can be heard yelling at the officers.

In the heavily edited body camera video, officers can be seen finding what they say is marijuana in a container under Bowles’ seat. And the officer can be heard saying, “Got you.” The footage then shows the confrontation in which the two wrestled.

The video shows Bowles yelling at the officer, “Get off me,” while she lies on the ground.

Bowles was shot once with a Taser before she struck the officer, according to police. She was then shot a second time with a Taser by a second officer.

Bowles said Channel 2 Action News“I was really scared for my life out there.”

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But Manchester police said they investigated the case and concluded there was “no factual basis for allegations that Officer Scott-Sinclair behaved inappropriately or used physical force.”

Channel 2 Action News reviewed Scott-Sinclair’s POST file, which shows he was fired from another department in 2018. He has worked in several other departments.

In the past, he was once charged with murder after investigators said he shot a man while working as a security guard, but those charges were later dropped.

In this latest case, Manchester Police concluded that Bowles’ injuries were “consistent with those of a person resisting lawful arrest.”

Dr. Dowell said the matter is not over yet: “There is a lot more to come, we will be filing lawsuits for his conduct.” The group also wants the GBI to investigate.

Bowles now faces a number of charges, including assault on a public servant, obstruction of justice and disorderly conduct.

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