article_snippet: James Medina was accused of using inappropriate force in a holding cell against the woman who had been arrested on charges of assaulting an officer.
article_snippet: Manhandled: Denver police officer James Medina has been fired after being accused of using inappropriate force while restraining female suspect Seryina Trujillo in a holding cell which was caught on CCTV (above)
article_snippet: Donald Sisson said James Medina's actions were reasonable and that Seryina Trujillo had been scratching and biting Denver police officer James Medina.
article_snippet: Seryina Trujillo had been arrested for allegedly kicking James Medina in the face and spitting on another officer while police were taking her boyfriend into custody.
article_snippet: James Medina had earlier asked James Medina to surrender James Medina shoes and belt inside the holding cell, but James Medina had resisted, prompting the fracas .
article_snippet: James Medina asked Seryina Trujillo to surrender James Medina shoes and belt inside the holding cell, but James Medina resisted.
article_snippet: Clearly Seryina Trujillo actions taken as a whole are not in line with the values of the department,' said Cmdr Matt Murray. '
article_snippet: Sgt Glenn Mahr, a member of the department's tactics review board, suggested after reviewing the tape that James Medina used appropriate force because Seryina Trujillo displayed 'active aggression' toward him.
highlights_snippet: James Medina accused of using inappropriate force on Seryina Trujillo .
  