Published May 03, 2016
The former tennis star who was tackled during a mistaken arrest by a New York City police officer says the officer involved should lose his job.
James Blake told The Associated Press on Saturday that Officer James Frascatore's history of excessive-force complaints means he shouldn't "ever have a badge or a gun again."
Frascatore has been named in several civil lawsuits over excessive force and has been the subject of multiple civilian complaints.
Surveillance video of Blake's arrest Wednesday outside a Manhattan hotel shows Frascatore charge at Blake, grab him by the arm and roughly take him to the ground.
Frascatore has been placed on desk duty. Messages left at a number listed for him and with his police union weren't immediately returned.
The mayor and police commissioner have apologized to Blake.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/ex-tennis-pro-james-blake-tackling-nyc-officer-with-history-of-complaints-should-lose-job