Austin Police Officer Sean McWhorter Suspended for Excessive Force

Austin, Texas

Austin Police Officer Sean McWhorter was suspended, after a dash-cam video captures him slamming the head of a DWI suspect on the hood of a car.

The video shows Officer Sean McWhorter arresting a DWI suspect on New Year's Eve. The suspect is seen on cam as officers hold him down on the hood of the cruiser. McWhorter is seen lifting the suspect's head and slamming it down on the hood again.

According to an APD memo, McWhorter served a five day suspension for using force that Chief Art Acevedo says wasn't reasonable or necessary.