Made from video provided by motorist David Diaz, a California Highway Patrol officer punches Marlene Pinnock, 51, on the shoulder of a Los Angeles freeway. The CHP announced Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, that it has forwarded its investigation into the beating of Pinnock to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, and the probe outlines "potentially serious charges'' against the officer.

A California Highway Patrol officer who was videotaped repeatedly striking a woman on the side of a Los Angeles freeway could face serious charges, the agency said Wednesday after forwarding its investigation to the district attorney.

Officer Daniel Andrew, who was put on a desk assignment after the incident, has been removed from duty and put on paid administrative leave, the CHP said. The agency didn't reveal if it made a recommendation to prosecutors but said in a news release that its report outlined potentially serious charges he could face. It didn't specify possible charges.

The Los Angeles County district attorney's office confirmed the case is under review. A separate, internal CHP investigation is ongoing. The July 1 incident sparked outrage as video showed Andrew hitting Marlene Pinnock, 51, several times alongside Interstate 10.

Pinnock's attorney Caree Harper said District Attorney Jackie Lacey should file battery and attempted murder charges against the officer. "I can't foresee any reason why she would not press felony charges against him," Harper said. "Our hope is that she acts swiftly."

Andrew's attorney James McGarry declined to comment on the case. Andrew said in his report that Pinnock was a danger to herself and had tried to walk into traffic lanes. Drivers had called emergency dispatchers to report that a barefoot woman who appeared drunk or high was on the freeway shoulder.

Pinnock has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and had been off her medication for two to three months before the altercation with Andrew, Harper said. In a previous interview with The Associated Press, Pinnock said she believed the officer was trying to kill her.

"He grabbed me, he threw me down, he started beating me," she said. "I felt like he was trying to kill me, beat me to death." Pinnock filed a lawsuit against CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow and Andrew in federal court alleging civil rights violations. The lawsuit claims excessive force, assault, battery and a violation of due-process rights.

Andrew joined the highway patrol as a cadet in April 2012 and became an officer six months later.

While in St Louis....yet another shooting with police telling lies..... but they were caught on camera!

Call Sharpie!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-P54MZVxMU&bpctr=1408637835

well,, how big was she,, and what were her past crimes?

j/k

yeah,, excessive and unnecessary and prosecutable,,

Officer needs prison, and the police department should pay settlement.

Sometimes I find myself asking why the mental screenings for becoming a police officer aren't more involved.

this is why the ""people"" need to arm themselves

what will it be like when these officers get control of the military
equipment that many local police agencies are receiving

Why do liberals whine about abuse of power?

They cry to have Gubament babysit them.

Some babysitters are tough.


I agree. The cop should be prosecuted.

assistance and abuse are not in the same family,,,,,,

I have seen something like that on TV. There is a spate of these going on everywhere. This is what the world is coming to. I thought the law was to protect and serve?

Liberals get the babysitters the gubament gives them.

Liberals who don't want babysat do for themselves.

Yes, the cop looks like he's being abusive. Where is the story behind the actions?

Did she have a gun or knife?
Was she cracked up, abusive or wasted?

We may never know the whole story?

lol, exactly

as a mom, I always pay my babysitter with total acceptance of them straddling and beating the crap out of my kid as part of that contract,,,lol


and , like I said,, we should really not judge someones death or beating without knowing for sure how big they were and if they committed any crimes,,,, because being big or committing a crime than makes us deserving of abuse or death,,


I totally have come to understand the 'lawabiding' citizens logic about the 'animals' and 'ferals'


I am in the 'game',,,

so it is ok to commit a crime against someone and have no consequences

it is not abuse it is apprehension

if they dont fight apprehension in most cases there is not an altercation

in the electronic world of today you can arm yourself with an
uploading video system that they can not seize on the spot and all
govt law enforcement personnel should be required to wear such
equipment and if it goes down they report immediately back to
station for replacement or repair failure to do so results in
unpaid suspension and three time they are out

that said

that officer needs to be investigated and be treated accordingly to
the results of that investigation

None of the bastards that killed Kelly Thomas are in prison, why should this be any different??

apprehension does not require straddling and beating the crap out of someone..lol

It should be different, because its just as wrong now as it was then,, it has to change,,,

Until we have someone policing the Police and stop with the whole Internal Investigation BS, more men, women and children of every race and creed will become just another statistic. A talking point, a tool for race baiting, or worse yet. Forgotten all together..

Actually according to the Supreme Court, Police have no obligation to protect citizens, but to simply investigate crimes and make arrests.