Tennessee Officer Suspended after Wal-Mart Assault

A Chattanooga detective accused of assaulting an elderly Wal-Mart greeter who asked to see his sales receipt has been suspended from duty.

Police Chief Freeman Cooper told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that following a disciplinary hearing officer Kenneth Freeman was suspended 28 days without pay for conduct unbecoming an officer, improper procedure and excessive use of force.

The chief said Freeman must also be retrained in the department’s use of force policy and take an anger management course.

Freeman was accused of pushing the 71-year-old Wal-Mart greeter in December. The greeter had touched the off-duty officer’s arm while asking if he could see Freeman’s receipt as he left the store. The greeter fell and received a scratch on his right elbow.