Durham, N.C. — A Durham police officer has been placed on paid leave amid an investigation of allegations that he beat a woman during an arrest, officials said Wednesday.
Cpl. Brian Schnee is accused of hitting a woman in the face during an Oct. 28 arrest. The woman was charged with assault on a government official and resisting a public officer.



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November 29, 2012 6:47 p.m.
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November 29, 2012 10:50 a.m.
If the victim was white and the officer was black, I'm sure we don't hear a peep out of Barber and his ilk....again..pathetic!
November 29, 2012 8:57 a.m.