2015 Texas pool party incident
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The 2015 Texas pool party incident, also known as the "McKinney pool party", was a civil disturbance that occurred on June 5, 2015, at a pool party in McKinney, Texas, United States.
Date | June 5, 2015 (2015-06-05) |
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Venue | Craig Ranch North |
Location | McKinney, Texas, United States |
Also known as | McKinney Pool Party |
Cause | Eric Casebolt, a McKinney police officer, was video-recorded violently restraining an unarmed 15-year-old African-American girl at a pool party. |
Filmed by | Brandon Brooks |
Outcome | Grand jury declined to indict officer involved in incident |
While responding to 911 calls that reported the trespassing of dozens of individuals on private property, a McKinney police officer, corporal Eric Casebolt, was video-recorded violently restraining Dajerria Becton, a 15-year-old black girl wearing a swimsuit. He later drew his handgun on unarmed teen witnesses during the same incident.[1]
Brandon Brooks filmed the encounter and posted the video on YouTube. Within hours, millions of people had seen it.[2]
Casebolt was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation and he resigned within days.[3] The incident sparked protests in McKinney involving hundreds of people.[3][4] A grand jury declined to indict the officer.