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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 22, 2025

A Knoxville police officer has been suspended after he was captured on video knocking a woman to the ground with a punch, straddling her and swinging at her again, Knox News reports. The Knoxville Police Department released a statement Friday announcing preliminary steps in its investigation of the incident, which occurred around 10 p.m. EDT Thursday in the 2600 block of Woodbine Avenue. “The situation escalated and (the woman) was detained following a use of force by on-scene officers,” the KPD statement said. She was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center for treatment. KPD did not name the officer who was suspended. The video, recorded by a bystander from a front porch, was shared on Facebook and accumulated more than 57,000 views.