CRAWFORD COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — A Mulberry police officer seen in a video where a violent arrest took place back in August, has been reinstated.
Mulberry Police Chief Shannon Gregory confirmed that Officer Thell Riddle is currently back to work after he was placed on administrative leave pending investigation into the arrest.
The video of the violent arrest went viral on Aug. 21. Two Crawford County deputies, Levi White and Zachary King, and Officer Riddle were in the video that shows Randal Worcester being kneed and slammed on the ground.
The arrest took place at a convenience store in Mulberry. The three officers were suspended after the video came to light and an investigation was initiated. The Crawford County deputies were fired more than a month after an investigation was launched. The deputies were recently arrested by the FBI after a federal lawsuit.
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Special Prosecutor Emily White confirmed that the State of Arkansas has no intention of filing criminal charges against Mulberry Officer Thell Riddle based on the incident on Aug. 21.
"Please understand, by making this formal declaration regarding Officer Riddle, I am not making a formal statement regarding the other two involved law enforcement officers," White said.
Arkansas is continuing to consider possible charges against those other two former deputies, White also included in her statement.
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