Officer charged after pushing kneeling protester to ground

FLORIDA- A police officer who was caught on cellphone footage pushing a peaceful protester, has been charged.

Officer Steven Pohorence was charged on Thursday with misdemeanor battery for “intentionally touching or striking” the 19-year-old peaceful protester.

Pohorence’s charge carries a maximum sentence of up to 1 year in prison.

Pohorence was seen on cellphone footage shoving Jada Servance to the ground during a peaceful George Floyd protest on May 31st. Another officer who was African-American, can be seen yelling at him as he walked away from an angry mob.

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