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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A Eugene police officer has been reprimanded for his arrest of a man handing out leaflets at a church last December, but Eugene's chief of police declined to be interviewed, instead issuing a statement saying it was "irresponsible" to discuss the incident.

The Register-Guard reports that interim police Chief Pete Kerns notified Mike Stinnette, the man who was arrested, of his decision to discipline patrol officer Jim McBride for "poor judgment."

The footage shows Rob Hart, a Federal Protective Service inspector, suddenly and forcefully grab Stinnette by the wrist and bend it awkwardly while helping McBride push Stinnette onto the patrol car's hood.

According to a police report written by McBride, Hart — a former Eugene officer — called police to complain that Stinnette had been aggressively approaching churchgoers with leaflets claiming their pastor was previously involved with a controversy at another church in Southern Oregon.

McBride wrote in his report that when he arrived at the church on Dec. 21, he stepped out of his patrol car and tapped his badge to cue Hart to grab Stinnette.

"This is a known signal for officers to move in and handcuff the suspect," McBride wrote.

Eugene police had arrested Stinnette, 39, the previous Sunday on similar allegations. McBride was not involved with that case. Charges filed against Stinnette in the earlier arrest also were later dismissed.

In a letter to Stinnette, Kerns said he believed that McBride had probable cause to make the second arrest and did not violate Stinnette's constitutional rights.

But Kerns said in the letter that McBride used "poor judgment by enlisting the assistance of Mr. Hart."

Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Professional Responsibility in Seattle says it is investigating whether Hart should be disciplined for his involvement in the arrest.

Although federal officials say Hart was at the Eugene church to attend a service and acted as a private citizen at the time of Stinnette's arrest, he subsequently wrote an investigative report detailing the incident on official Federal Protective Service letterhead.

Hart works for the Federal Protective Service office in Federal Way, Wash.

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