The officer involved, Mindy Cardwell, has since been fired, and newly surfaced video from her internal affairs interview is revealing how a routine traffic stop spiraled into what the victim’s ...

Now, News4JAX has obtained the internal affairs interview for Officer Mindy Cardwell, who was fired following the incident after an internal affairs investigation resulted in a sustained charge of ...

Now, News4JAX has obtained the internal affairs interview for Officer Mindy Cardwell, who was fired following the incident after an internal affairs investigation resulted in a sustained charge of ...

She is a cherished grandmother to Mindy Cardwell, Matthew Cardwell, Ryleigh Cardwell, and Dalton Cardwell. Her brother Buck Witt also survives her.

That's when Officer Mindy Cardwell tried to remove the gun, which was holstered in his waistband. The video shows she jerked at the gun with her fingers inside the trigger guard.

A Florida police officer will be terminated from her position after the agency says she accidently shot a man with his own gun during a traffic stop.

Officers Mindy Cardwell and Austin Weippert assisted in the stop. Arrington, who police described as "cooperative" during the stop, informed Lowry that he had a legal firearm on his body.

Officer Mindy Cardwell reached into Arrington's holster to remove the pistol. "The firearm was secured in a holster and Officer Cardwell had difficulty removing it.

Officer Mindy Cardwell was "working in an off-duty capacity" during the incident.

Officer Mindy Cardwell was "working in an off-duty capacity" during the incident.