Florida policeman charged after punching handcuffed woman in the face and chest

26-year-old Akinyemi Borishade, a police officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has been fired and charged with battery after he repeatedly punched a woman in the chest while she was in handcuffs. In a video released by the police department, Borishade is seen attacking a bar worker, 31-year-old Mayra Martinez who was charged with trespassing and resisting police.


According to a police report, Martinez was drunk and belligerent when two officers, including Borisade, attempted to remove her from the bar where she worked after she quit on her first day. She kicked out at them and tried to bite them.

Sheriff Mike Williams said in a press conference:

‘There are ways that this could have been dealt with without striking her. He could have turned her around and held her in a transporting position that they are trained in.’

The shocking video begins with a handcuffed Martinez walking towards towards Borisade who pushes her back against a wall.