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In April 2019, Officer Adam Wittmayer was disciplined after an internal investigation revealed he repeatedly yanked on the dreadlocks of a handcuffed Black man, Montavis Keller, and struck him twice on the back of the head during an arrest following a high-speed chase. The specific details of the discipline were not disclosed, but the police chief described the punishment as ‘significant.’ A state prosecutor declined to seek criminal charges against Wittmayer, concluding that jurors would understand why he was agitated during the incident. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/general-news-ec8d240108484a798803892a30ac21cf?utm_source=openai))
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