Kyle Vinson, left, stands with his attorney, Qusair Mohamedbhai, on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Denver. Aurora Officer John Haubert was arrested Monday on suspicion of attempted first-degree assault, second-degree assault and felony menacing charges following a criminal investigation into the arrest last week of Vinson, who is biracial and identifies as Black. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) 
CORRECTS TO ARRESTED, INSTEAD OF CHARGED This undated photo provided by the Aurora Police Department shows Colorado police officer John Haubert who was arrested after he allegedly beat a man with his pistol, choked him and threatened to kill him while attempting an arrest on Friday, July 23, 2021. Haubert faces charges of attempted first-degree assault, second-degree assault and felony menacing for the violent arrest, The Denver Post reported. (Aurora Police Department via AP) 
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Aurora Police body cam screen grabs that investigators say show Aurora Police Officer John Haubert pistol whipping and strangling a trespassing suspect July 23, 2012. Haubert faces felony charges in the incident.
AURORA | An Aurora police officer was fired Thursday for failing to intervene when a fellow officer pistol-whipped and choked a man during an arrest.
An internal affairs investigation found that Francine Martinez violated several directives within the Aurora Police Department, including her duty to intervene, KMGH-TV reported. The police department wrote in a blog post it would not release any other information about the firing while the district attorney’s office investigates the July 23 arrest.
Martinez’s fellow officer, John Haubert, resigned amid the investigation into his alleged excessive use of force on Kyle Vinson, 29. The former officers are facing charges stemming from the arrest.
Haubert’s lawyer, Reid Elkus, has vowed to “zealously defend” his client. A phone number for Martinez could not be found Thursday night, and it was unclear if she had an attorney who could speak on her behalf.
The officers were sent to investigate a trespassing report when they encountered Vinson and two other people who had outstanding felony warrants, according to court documents. The two others ran away.
Haubert is accused of grabbing the back of the Vinson’s neck, pressing a gun against his head, then striking his head with the pistol at least seven times while ordering him to lie on his stomach.
The arrest stirred new anger over a police department plagued by allegations of misconduct in recent years, including the 2019 death of Elijah McClain and incidents involving other people of color. Vinson is biracial and identifies as Black.
Where does this stop? What about the person who hears a fellow officer talking over a bank of lockers in the change room? How about an untrained civilian who sees something? How about an off-duty officer who stumbles into an altercation?
Unbelievable.
Missing from the story is the previous actions of the person being disciplined. It is not too likely that the observing officer and active officer went up to a random, peaceful person on the street and assaulted them. There must be a backstory here.
Chief Wilson held a briefing shortly after the incident and showed the body cam footage from the officers. The victim was already on the ground when they approached him, he made absolutely no threatening moves, and was obviously confused. He was lying on his stomach when Haubert assaulted him.
Cuz she racist