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Franklin Township Suspends Cop For Kicking Restrained Suspect

A Franklin Township trustee says a township police officer has been suspended, after a cellphone video showing him kicking a handcuffed suspect in the head went viral.  

The incident took place Tuesday night on Eakin Road near Sullivant Avenue.  The video from a bystander shows the unidentified officer kicking a suspect lying on the ground, held by a second officer.  

A native of Chicago, naturalized citizen of Cincinnati and resident of Columbus, Alison attended Earlham College and the Ohio State University. She has equal passion for Midwest history, hockey and Slavic poetry.
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