SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A Santa Fe police officer has resigned after being accused of using excessive force against a taxi driver who was arrested during a traffic stop.
According to the Santa Fe New Mexican (https://ow.ly/vRsfH ), Police Department spokeswoman Celina Westervelt says Jose Gutierrez resigned Friday and did not give a reason for his resignation.
A lawyer for 40-year-old Dawn Bourgeois last week filed a claim that is a precursor to a possible lawsuit in connection with the March 30 traffic stop.
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Westervelt says the department is conducting an internal review of the incident, which resulted in Bourgeois getting a black eye.
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