White Shelby Officer Charged with Assault for Slamming a Small, Homeless Black Woman to the Ground and Repeatedly Punching Her in the Face. Will He Serve a Day in Jail?

A white North Carolina police officer who was seen in a viral doorbell camera video repeatedly punching a woman during an arrest has been charged with assault, authorities said.

Former Shelby Police Officer Karson Hyder, 22, turned himself in on Monday, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, which said it has charged him with one count of assault inflicting serious injury in connection with Friday's incident.

He was processed at the Cleveland County Detention Center and released on a $10,000 secured bond, the bureau said.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said it initiated an investigation that "examined an allegation of excessive use of force" at the request of the Shelby police chief and the Cleveland County district attorney.

Hyder was fired Saturday after the Shelby Police Department completed an administrative investigation into the incident, according to Shelby Police Chief Brad Fraser.

Moore has mental health issues and is homeless, her uncle said.

She was initially charged with misdemeanor breaking or entering, resisting arrest and assault on a government official. Her family had said the charges were dropped. [MORE]