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Officer Q. Tomlinson – Norfolk Police Department

Written by CBKN76

In October 2019, Officer Q. Tomlinson was involved in an incident where he allegedly placed a man in a chokehold during an altercation outside Colley Cantina. Body camera footage shows Officer Tomlinson pushing the individual against a building and applying the chokehold, causing the man to lose consciousness. The individual was taken to the hospital and arrested for public intoxication; the charge was later dismissed after community service. Officer Tomlinson resigned from the Norfolk Police Department in 2021.

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