The North Las Vegas Police Department reports former officer Spencer Kinney has been arrested and is facing multiple charges stemming from an incident in April of this year.
Kinney resigned from his position as an officer on June 24, but prior to this fellow officers notified the department they had concerns about Kinney’s actions during an arrest on April 24.
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DETAILS...ABOUT WHAT LEAD TO THEARREST....OF A FORMER....NORTH LAS VEGAS POLICE OFFICER.ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS...AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONFOUND...THAT OFFICER SPENCER KINNEY...PURPOSEFULLY STRUCK A MAN....IN THE FACE.....WITH HIS KNEE...WHILE ARRESTING HIM.INVESTIGATORS SAY....THIS POLICE BODY CAMERA VIDEOSHOWS....OFFICER KINNEY'S..."USE OF FORCE".....WAS NOT REASONABLE ORNECESSARY.KINNEY STEPPED DOWN.....FROM THE DEPARTMENT......BEFORE THE INVESTIGATION INTOHIS ACTIONS BEGAN.HE FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES......INCLUDING OPPRESSION......UNDER THE COLOR OF OFFICE.THE MAN HE WAS ARRESTING ISALSO FACING SEVERALCHARGES.....INCLUDING ASSAULT WITH A DEADLYWEAPON.CLARK COUNTY COMMISIONER