
- The officer is Cpl. Eric Casebot from McKinney, Texas, who’s been on the force for a decade, first as an officer and now as a corporal. He has been put on leave while the upper brass from the force in McKinney, about a 20 mile drive north of Dallas, finish its inquest on his actions of spewing vulgarities at a group of black teens and manhandling a 14-year-old, bikini-clad girl.
- Caseholt is the VP of the department’s police union, who has mysteriously and conspicuously silent. Police unions are notoriously vocal following an investigation into one of their own.
- Casebolt said on LinkedIn that he is responsible for line officer supervision, neighborhood patrol and community policing, among other job responsibilities.
- Casebolt is an instructor at the police academy.
- Caseholt began his career in law enforcement following a seven-year tour in the U.S. Navy where he was a security police officer.
- Caseholt is also an instructor at Executive Self-Defense & Fitness Training. The company mysteriously pulled Caseholt’s profile from its website.
- He was voted Officer of the Year in McKinney in 2008.