At a Sheetz gas station in Ellwood City, PA, Officer Rob Magnifico of the Elwood City PD threw a kid on the ground after the kid asked for his phone to be returned. Even though Magnifico wasn’t wearing a bodycam, another kid filmed the incident. Then Magnifico knocked the phone out of the kid’s hand. Then the kid’s mom posted the video on Facebook, which resulted in Magnifico getting suspended. But was it enough? More videos of Officer Magnifico have surfaced.
Media reports referenced in the video:
Man Secretly Records Cop Lose It & Attack, Taser, Arrest Him for Cursing in Public
Ellwood City officer demoted, suspended without pay after confrontation with man at gas station
Police officer under investigation after confrontation with man at gas station
After video shows Ellwood City officer confronting man, another shares similar encounter
Magnifico to stay on Ellwood police force, but demoted to patrolman
The mom’s Facebook post:
