A sergeant reported that Officer Shawn Ralph had used a chokehold on a female suspect. Ralph was charged with second-degree assault.
SHERIDAN, Colorado — Sheridan Police Department released body camera video showing an incident that led to the arrest of a Sheridan police officer. Officer Shawn Ralph is facing a second-degree assault charge after allegedly using a chokehold on a woman under arrest for shoplifting.
The incident happened around 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 3 at the 7-Eleven store at 3495 S. Federal Blvd., the affidavit says.
Ralph and another officer saw the suspect before making contact, the affidavit says. They believed that the woman was "acting suspiciously" and was likely to steal from the store, where shoplifting is a frequent issue, according to the document.
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As they approached the woman, the affidavit says, the store owner motioned to the officers that she had indeed taken items without paying.
She resisted, but the officers were able to get her into handcuffs and she then sat on the curb nearby, the affidavit says.
At one point, while still handcuffed, video shows she got up and moved toward the store owner in what was described as "an aggressive manner" in the affidavit.
The officers intervened, and during that confrontation, the women spit, and the saliva hit Ralph's face near his left eye, the affidavit says.
The woman is then pushed to the ground, and the video shows Ralph's hand around her neck. His hand remained around her neck for about five seconds.
The woman's face is visible while Ralph's hand is around her neck and she "appears to be in pain as if being choked," the document says.
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