SC officer fired after classroom confrontation video

COLUMBIA, SC (ABC NEWS) — The school resource officer at a South Carolina high school who was filmed tossing a teen from her desk and dragging her during an arrest has been fired, officials announced today.

Ben Fields

That officer, identified by the Richland County Sheriff’s office as Ben Fields, was initially put on unpaid leave after the video surfaced this week.

Today’s announcement comes after Sheriff Leon Lott said on Tuesday that an internal investigation would determine whether Fields would be fired.

The female student’s attorney told ABC News today that she suffered injuries to her head, arm, neck and back during the incident.