Ex-Ormond Beach police officer gets jail time, probation for slamming handcuffed woman to the ground

Former Ormond Beach police officer to be sentenced

Former Ormond Beach police officer Jacob Cannon will be sentenced on Tuesday morning. He pleaded no contest to felony battery after video caught him violently slamming a handcuffed woman to the floor during an arrest. He has since resigned. His sentencing is scheduled for 8 a.m.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. - A former Ormond Beach police officer learned his fate Tuesday morning for slamming a handcuffed woman to the ground during a confrontation.

Jacob Cannon pleaded no contest to felony battery on Friday and was adjudicated guilty on Tuesday.

A Volusia County judge sentenced him to six months in the county jail, with 11 days credited for time served. He will also serve two years of probation and must surrender his law enforcement certification.

He cannot own, buy or possess a gun.

Cannon did not speak during the sentencing.

The backstory:

 Cannon was charged after allegedly being caught on camera violently slamming a handcuffed woman, Shanna McRee, to the floor during a DUI investigation. 

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McRee, who was about to take a breathalyzer test, suffered a head injury that required seven stitches. Cannon has since resigned from the department.

What they're saying:

The Ormond Beach Police Department issued a public apology and condemned Cannon’s actions. "This incident does not represent the way we police our community," a spokesperson said, offering an apology to McRee.

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