SALISBURY, N.C. -- The Salisbury police officer who is accused of punching a man at a nightclub in September has resigned.
Officials from the Salisbury Police Department confirm Officer Kareem Purando resigned last week from the department.
Purando came under scrutiny after videos surfaced from a party at the La Bamba nightclub in early September.
In the video, Officer Purando appears to punch John Fox in the face.
Fox and his brother, Michael, who also says he was hit, claim the officers inside the club used excessive force.
Purando was working outside the club with other officers that night. They were called inside the club by security to help break up a fight.
Purando has been on administrative duty since the end of October.
Officials from the Salisbury Police department have not said if Purando's resignation is the result of the nightclub incident.
