Woman Punched By AZ Officer Allegedly Kneed Him In The Groin First

By Bob Owens

Remember the Flagstaff (AZ) officer who came under fire last week for delivering a jab to the face of a woman resisting arrest?

It appears that he very well may have been justified in throwing that punch, as she apparently assaulted him first as he tried to take her into custody.

A Flagstaff police officer caught on video punching a woman in the face said the woman kneed him several times, including in the groin, before he hit her, according to a police report released Thursday.

Officer Jeff Bonar, 28, was placed on administrative leave Wednesday shortly after video of the incident surfaced on Facebook. Bonar had gone to 30-year-old Marissa Morris’ home that afternoon to help a Coconino County sheriff’s deputy serve an eviction notice, he said, but ended up arresting her on suspicion of aggravated assault and resisting arrest.

In the report, Bonar wrote that he believed Morris had a warrant out for her arrest and he was trying to apprehend her when she began to struggle, kicking him multiple times in the groin and knees. The video posted by her boyfriend’s relatives shows Bonar striking Morris in the face after she tells him, “You cannot arrest …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms