Deputy Ben Fields—or as the students called him "Officer Slam"
It's been confirmed, South Carolina Deputy Ben Fields has been fired.
From Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott:
While Lott said, "the student was being disruptive," his department's review of the incident led to the conclusion that Field's "use of force was unacceptable" and he "did not follow proper training, proper procedure" when he "threw her across the classroom."
Because he did not follow proper procedure, Lott said Field's employment was terminated Wednesday morning.
No word on whether the charges against the two teens Ben Fields arrested that day will be dropped. Fields will be in court soon to defend himself in another case:
Trial is set for January in the case of an expelled student who claims Fields targeted blacks and falsely accused him of being a gang member in 2013. In another case, a federal jury sided with Fields after a black couple accused him of excessive force and battery during a noise complaint arrest in 2005. A third lawsuit, dismissed in 2009, involved a woman who accused him of battery and violating her rights during a 2006 arrest.
It's a good bet he'll be in court over this latest incident at Spring Valley High School in the not-too-distant future.