Albuquerque PD: Officer fired for shoving handcuffed man into wall [View all]

An Albuquerque police officer has been fired and charged with a petty misdemeanor after, authorities say, he shoved a handcuffed man headfirst into the wall of a holding cell during a February arrest.

Albuquerque Police Department spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said 41-year-old John Hill was let go after an Internal Affairs investigation into the Feb. 17 arrest of Jackson Howe, 47. APD charged Hill with petty misdemeanor battery in the incident.

Hill has pleaded not guilty to the charge, and the president of the police union said Tuesday that Hill’s termination has been appealed.

Both Mayor Tim Keller and Police Chief Michael Geier referred to the case at a public status conference about the Department of Justice-mandated police reform effort in U.S. District Court on Tuesday.

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(Albuquerque Journal)