Protesters, Supporters Rally Over McKinney Officer's Pool Fracas

Demonstrators rallied in front of McKinney police headquarters, some to protest and others to support a police officer's actions at a swimming pool.

About 200 demonstrators chanted in front of the McKinney Police Department -- but the group was about evenly divided between protesters who chanted "No justice, no peace!" and those who chanted "Back the blue! Back the blue!"

Separating the groups were security officers retained by the protest demonstration organizers, who are demanding criminal charges against former McKinney police officer David Eric Casebolt.

Casebolt resigned in the face of criticism over his actions June 5, when cellphone video showed him forcing 15-year-old Dajerria Becton to the ground and pulling a gun on other teens.

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