Chief Garrett: Officer Was Wrong

Mobile's Police Chief says one of his officer was wrong to hit a suspect in the face.The incident was caught on video in July and posted on the Youtube website.

Chief Phillip Garrett says the suspect beat his wife, rammed a few police cars and led officers on a chase before the video was shot.

Garrett says Officer Patrick Luckett did everything right until he hit the man. "In investigating this further, it was determined that he in fact struck this man in the face and we're not going to accept that. That's not proper. We're not gonna let that happen. We know it and that officer will be addressed."

Officer Luckett is currently on administrative duty. He will go before a police board in the next two weeks decide if he will face punishment. He admitted that he did strike David Pate.

Pate was arrested and charged with kidnapping, domestic violence and criminal mischief. The chief says that most of Pate's facial injuries are from the earlier crime spree, not from Officer Luckett.