BUCKEYE, AZ โ A former Buckeye police officer is headed to trial on 2 counts of aggravated assault after internal investigations documented what supervisors described as excessive and unnecessary force against people who were handcuffed and in custody.
Carri Carrico, who resigned from the Buckeye Police Department earlier this month, was indicted by a grand jury on May 27, 2026 on 2 counts of aggravated assault โ one count connected to each of two separate incidents. She entered a not guilty plea at her arraignment earlier this week. Her trial is scheduled for November. Her attorney declined to comment.
ABC15 obtained body camera footage and surveillance video from both incidents.
The first incident: A pregnant woman in handcuffs
The first incident happened on Nov. 1, 2025. Carrico arrested a 21-year-old woman โ who was nine months pregnant โ for reckless driving after a traffic stop in Buckeye.
The woman told investigators Carrico's demeanor was hostile from the start of the stop. She said Carrico questioned her attitude, made demeaning comments during a pat-down search, and told her family that whether she went to jail depended on her attitude. Internal records obtained via public records request say Carrico made comments, including calling the woman “gross,” “nasty,” and “an ass” โ all captured on body camera.
The woman was handcuffed behind her back and transported to the Buckeye Police Department booking facility. Surveillance video from inside the booking room shows Carrico pushing the pregnant woman against a wall and dragging her back to a bench.
“She pushed me against the wall and the corner,” the woman told investigators.
The woman told investigators that after being forced onto the bench, she felt a strike to her head.
“She gets me to sit down and she just hits me,” the woman said.
The surveillance video shows Carrico swinging her arm toward the woman's head.
The woman was taken to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with a contusion and…