Former Shelby officer fired and charged after punching woman on doorbell camera
Former Shelby police officer Karson Hyder, 22, was charged with assault after video showed him repeatedly punching Cherrie Moore in the face. He was fired Saturday and surrendered Monday on a $10,000 bond.
Former Shelby officer charged with assault after doorbell footage shows woman punched repeatedly
A former North Carolina police officer was charged with assault on Monday after doorbell camera footage showed him repeatedly striking a woman in the face, abc7.com reports.
Karson Hyder, 22, a Shelby police officer, was recorded punching Cherrie Moore, 34, on Friday. The video circulated widely on social media over the weekend.
Hyder turned himself in to the Cleveland County Detention Center on Monday morning and was released on a $10,000 secured bond. Court records list no attorney for him, and a phone number associated with his name was out of service.
He had been suspended Friday and fired on Saturday. Hyder was responding to a breaking-and-entering call when the confrontation occurred.
A warrant states that Moore fled the residence on foot and resisted arrest, assaulting Hyder by "grabbing and ripping (his) uniform." A separate warrant filed Monday alleged that Hyder "unlawfully and willfully did assault and strike Cherrie Moore" — grabbing her by the arm, pushing her to the ground and striking her in the face with a closed fist, "thereby inflicting serious injury possible broken nose and busted lip."
The State Bureau of Investigation announced Saturday it had opened an investigation into Hyder.
Moore was initially charged with breaking and entering, resisting arrest and assault on a public officer; the latter two charges have since been dismissed. She was released on an unsecured bond.
Her attorney, Ronald Haynes, told The Associated Press that Moore "is recovering and receiving treatment for her mental health." Haynes added that the "heinous actions of former Officer Karson Hyder will forever negatively impact Ms. Cherrie Moore and her family," describing the swift termination and charging of Hyder as "a small relief."
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