Ethan Fournier Wiki – Ethan Fournier Biography
Ethan Fournier is an American school resource cop from Florida who used a Taser on a female student who the cops say was involved in a fight with another student and severely resisted when the officer was arresting her.
He was a school resource officer (SRO) and the girl’s flag football coach at Liberty High School in Kissimmee. He joined the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office in Kissimmee in 2010. In 2016 he accepted employee of the month honors.
Ethan Fournier Age
Ethan Fournier’s age is unknown.
Attack on Student
The cop approached the girl as she was going after a male student in the cafeteria of Eustis High School in Central Florida. He tried to stop her, but she attacked him by punching him several times in the head, According to the police report.
The deputy claims he tried to talk her down, but it didn’t work and she allegedly punched him in the face. Videos shared on TikTok show the violent struggle the cop had with the student as he tried to restrain her.
The deputy says he warned her he was going to Tase her if she didn’t stop resisting. When she ignored that, he fired the Taser and she went down hard. The use of force was reviewed, and the officer was found to have acted lawfully and within agency policy.
Ethan Fournier Viral Video
The video showed the officer slamming the Liberty High School student’s head on the concrete, seemingly knocking her unconscious. Police say she was treated at the scene and released and is going to be fine, but the footage has sparked outrage over the perceived use of excessive force on students.
A police officer at Liberty high school in FL, violently slams down a handcuffed Black girl and knocks her unconscious.
We’ve spent the better part of the last year watching police violence like this and it’s not getting any better. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/jJXfEhw5QP
— Derenic Byrd (@DerenicByrd) January 27, 2021
H.S. Students Statement
The students of Liberty High, where a teen was body-slammed by a resource officer say the cop should be fired because he’s a menace.
Students say he must be fired or at the very least, permanently removed from duty at Libert. They no longer trust campus cops and they feel their safety is in jeopardy.
The Osceola County School District tells us the administration is also in touch with the girl who was slammed, as well as her family, and is offering professional resources to her too.
Deputy Ethan Fournier needs to be FIRED! https://t.co/QcDeuGaRz8
— Adrian (@_Lamchop) January 27, 2021
Investigation Report
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that their deputy who body-slammed a female high school student is on administrative paid leave pending an investigation.