Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson said it was unfortunate that a review by former U.S. Attorney Kenyen Brown included false information about a crime that never happened.
The report — the same one that led to the firing of Police Chief Paul Prine — accused an assistant principal of assaulting a student at ACCEL Academy.
A Mobile Police officer arrested the student for disorderly conduct. The officer was seen on video struggling with the student, whom he slammed to the ground.
The officer was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. He was working off duty at the time of the incident.
However, the Brown report included the incident. It stated, "A review of Accel Academy's internal surveillance camera videos revealed that the Assistant Principal appears to yank Juvenile #2's hair (which is in a long braided style) hard enough to turn her body's direction around 180° when she attempts to walk away from him."
ACCEL Academy reportedly denied what was in the report.
Brown suggested that the Mobile Police Department train officers on dealing with children and de-escalation.
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