‘It Was Uncalled for’: Ohio Cop Joins Unemployment Line After Video Shows Him Jump Kicking Black Man In the Head While He Was on His Knees

Canton, Ohio, officials announced the dismissal of a veteran officer caught on video kicking a suspect as he knelt on the ground, hands in the air. Brandon Momirov was fired Monday, nearly a month after a video of the unprovoked assault of 21-year-old Jaemiir McElroy went viral. The video, recorded by a bystander, showed Momirov running toward McElroy and kicking him in the head even though the suspect was complying. “I don’t understand why the cop ran up and kicked him in his face, but it was uncalled for cause he really wasn’t doing nothing,” witness Amari Reese told a Canton TV station. The image on the left shows Jaemiier McElroy complying with police orders by kneeling and holding his hands in the air when Canton police officer Brandon Momirov, circled in the photo on the right, comes running up and kicks him in the head (Photo: YouTube video screenshots/WKYC Channel). McElroy was hospitalized with a concussion, said his attorney, Bob DiCello. He was charged with obstructing official business and resisting arrest, allegations not supported by the bodycam footage. Police were responding to reports of an argument involving 10 to 15 people. “I’ve said on more than one occasion that...