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A Chattanooga police officer finds himself suspended tonight for an incident late last month.
Police Chief Freeman Cooper took disciplinary action against Detective Kenneth Freeman.
An internal review of an incident at the Collegedale Wal-mart found Freeman exhibited conduct unbecoming of an officer, improper procedure, and excessive use of force. Sgt. Jerri Weary says "as police officers we're always on duty. The mere fact it could have and should have been handled in a different way was grounds enough for the conduct unbecoming."
Freeman reportedly pushed an elderly greeter who wanted to see his receipt.
Along with a 28-day suspension without pay, Freeman must be retrained in the use of force policy and take anger management and verbal judo courses before rejoining the force.
He will also move from the Detective division to Patrol, a lateral move.
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