A town hall meeting that took place on Wednesday, Nov. 14, in Elkhart gave the public and public officials the chance to discuss a recent video of police officers using excessive force.
Back on Jan. 12, two officers were caught on surveillance video using force against a suspect who spit at one of the officers.
Mayor Tim Neese said he saw the video three weeks ago and said “This is on me, I take responsibility.”
Neese said he disciplined Elkhart Police Chief Ed Windbigler on Wednesday, and added that the city is working to create an excessive force committee to document any patterns of the behavior by the police.
The two officers are still on paid leave.
On Thursday, it was announced that Mayor Neese called for an investigation into the matter.
