Former McKinney officer in infamous pool party video had disciplinary record
The former McKinney officer who drew national attention to the city after pushing a black teen to the ground while breaking up a pool party had a disciplinary record with the police department.
Eric Casebolt resigned in June after a video of the pool party went viral. The Texas Rangers said Thursday that they’re still investigating the incident at Craig Ranch, an upscale neighborhood on the west side of McKinney.
Casebolt’s personnel file shows that McKinney police had reprimanded him three times during his 10-year career with the department. He had been disciplined for a Facebook post, for his behavior at a disturbance call involving his ex-girlfriend and for using a police car and uniform on personal business. McKinney released the documents to The Dallas Morning News late Friday after an open records request.
Tom Mills, Casebolt’s criminal defense attorney, said most of the 188 pages of documents in the personnel file released by the city were positive reviews about Casebolt’s job performance.
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