A rogue 'Kentucky' police officer with a history of complaints against him was caught on body camera breaking the arm of a lady he had been summoned to 'help' after a suicidal call to 911.
Kathleen Keitz, 34, was sitting in her car outside a business in Covington, Kentucky, last year when she received news that her partner was cheating on her, causing her to have a panic attack and threaten to harm herself.
Attending to the welfare call was Officer Douglas Ullrich, whose bodycam captured the ensuing interaction between the needy woman and the police officer, culminating in the man attempting to arrest her only to break her arm according to a filed lawsuit alleging ‘rampant violations of excessive force and prejudicial conduct.
Captured footage shows the officer tapping on Keitz’s window and ordering her to get out of the car so responding officers could search it for weapons.
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According to the bodycam, Ullrich says, 'If you don't step out, I'm going to take you out of the car, which I really don't want to do.'
Keitz swiftly exited the truck, prompting officer Ullrich and his colleague to grasp her wrists and hold her.
'I'm simply trying to take control of you because you're being crazy,' Ullrich says before abruptly snatching the distraught woman's left arm while his colleague restrains her right arm.
Officer Douglas Ullrich: ‘I violate every policy’
In the next seconds an audible snap is heard in the footage, with Ullrich exclaiming ‘oh s***’ before Keitz is heard screaming: ‘Oh my god! Oh my god! I think you broke my arm! I think you broke my arm!’
The episode led to Keitz filing a lawsuit against the officers. The lawsuit is one of the seven lawsuits against Ullrich in the past four years.
Officer Ullrich’s personnel records, published by the Star, state that he said ‘I violate every policy,’ in a 2014 text chat with other cops.
The cop has a long history of lawsuits against him for abuse of power – a total of seven in the past four years, according to the Star.
In the incident involving Keitz, video shows how the Kentucky woman was restrained, with officers reassuring her they were there to help.
The injured woman had a severe fracture and needed 14 staples and a metal rod placed in her arm to correct the damage.
She filed a lawsuit against the officers involved.
In the lawsuit, Keitz mentioned that she had already had an interaction with police earlier that day when they questioned her about a neighbor and lawfully barged into her home.
The suit stated: ‘Throughout both encounters, Kathleen was subjected to unjustified aggression, physical intrusion, and egregious abuse of police authority.’
A history of repeat abusive behavior and violations
Ullrich has been with the Covington department for over 14 years, according to WCPO Cincinnati.
The filed claim is similar to one filed earlier this year involving a black motorist, Damien Connor, in which a routine traffic stop escalated into a situation in which the man's seatbelt was cut and the alleged victim was yanked through the car window.
Attorney Jamir Davis, who has sued Ullrich in federal court twice over traffic stop accusations, stated, 'Based on my experience representing clients in cases involving Officer Ullrich, and considering the allegations, patterns, and conduct we've encountered, I do not believe he should be serving in any liaison role—especially one intended to support or advocate for minority communities.
Of the seven lawsuits, one has been closed, one is in the appeals process and four are still actively moving through court.
