North Carolina cop fired after being caught on camera punching woman in handcuffs

SHELBY, N.C. — A North Carolina police officer has been fired from the force after he was caught on camera throwing a woman to the ground and repeatedly punching her.

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It happened on Friday in Shelby, a town about an hour west of Charlotte.

The officer, who has since been identified as 22-year-old Karson Hyder, has been charged with assault inflicting serious injury.

He turned himself in and has since posted a $10,000 bond.

It happened as officers tried to handcuff the victim, who asked for mental health care and for officers to call her father, adding she was off her medication.

In the video, Hyder is seen slamming the woman to the ground, and seconds after getting her to the ground, he starts throwing punches, hitting her a number of times.

A second officer is then seen seemingly trying to intervene, saying, “I got her.”

It is unclear what happened in the moments before the video started, but the department chief said officers were conducting a criminal investigation when they encountered a “suspicious female.”

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A homeowner, whose security camera captured the video, posted it on social media.

Court records show the woman was charged with breaking and entering, resisting a public officer, and assault on a government official or employee. She was initially held on a $10,000 bond, but was later released on an unsecured bond.

“This man is supposed to protect, but he chose to like … he was wanting to murder her,” said Gregory Moore, the victim’s father. “Thank God (there) was cameras out there. And I wonder, does he have a daughter or kids, and how would he feel if the shoe was on the other foot?”

The police chief said the department has sent the findings of their investigation to the North Carolina State Bureau for an independent review of any criminal violations.

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The bureau is asking the public for patience as they investigate.