2015 Texas pool party incident
| Date | June 5, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Craig Ranch |
| Location | McKinney, Texas, United States |
| Cause | A McKinney police officer was video-recorded restraining an unarmed African-American fourteen-year-old girl on the ground |
| Outcome | Grand jury declined to indict officer involved in incident |
The 2015 Texas pool party incident, also known as the "McKinney Pool Party", was an American civil and domestic disturbance that occurred on June 5, 2015, at a pool party in a gated McKinney, Texas, community. A McKinney police officer, corporal Eric Casebolt, was video-recorded restraining Shashona Becton, a fourteen year old African-American girl, on the ground. He later drew his handgun during the same incident. The incident was caught on video and was posted on YouTube by another teenage partygoer. Within hours, millions of people had seen the video. The officer shown in the video was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation and later resigned. The incident sparked protests in McKinney involving hundreds of people.
Twelve police officers responded to an incident involving a pool party at Craig Ranch, an upper middle class neighborhood in McKinney. The incident was described by police as a disturbance involving around 100 teens, mostly African-Americans, at a private pool party where various teens jumped the fence after one non tenant promoted the party at this private pool over social media. Later, in the street, an officer pushed a teenager dressed in a bikini to the ground after the girl was asked to leave multiple times. When two African-American teenage bystanders attempted to interfere, the officer drew his handgun and held it in a "low ready" position as the teens retreated. The officer was also heard cursing. The entire event was captured on a cell phone camera by a teenager who lives in the neighborhood.
An 18-year-old partygoer who was arrested at the incident was booked into Collin County Jail on charges of misdemeanor, evading arrest and interfering with police. The charges against him were later dropped. According to a police report, he ran from police for two to three minutes before he was caught. The girl who was restrained by the officer on video was not charged.
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