Tatyana Rhodes, the 19-year-old hosting the Texas pool party where police used force on Saturday, describes the altercation that led to officers arriving at the scene. (YouTube: E Johnson Photo)  The host of a Texas pool party that led to the suspension of a police officer says things took a turn for the violent when a neighbor began hurling racial slurs and insults at party-goers.  A woman identified as Tatiana Rhodes, 19, said that she and some friends had organized and were enjoying the party at the Craig Ranch North Community Pool on June 5 when the conflict with a white neighbor broke out.  “This lady was saying racial slurs to some friends that came to the cookout. She was saying such things as ‘black effer’ and ‘that’s why you live in Section 8 homes,’ ” Rhodes told E. Johnson IV, a photographer who recorded the conversation and uploaded it online.  More insults were traded. One neighbor said “go back to your Section 8 home,” Rhodes said, referring to a form of federal housing assistance for low-income people.  Then, according to Rhodes, who is black, a white neighbor “came up to me and smacked me in my face.”  “That’s when both of the women attacked me,” the teen said.  Another video posted online by someone who appears to have attended the party shows two women locked in a physical altercation before police arrived.  When @Keef_Cakez beat that ass pic.twitter.com/EhB5mY2aus  — Miles(K-Bandz) (@k1dmars) June 6, 2015  [New video shows Texas police officer pulling gun on teenagers at pool party]  The McKinney Police Department said in a statement that officers were called to the neighborhood, responding to reports of a “disturbance” involving multiple juveniles who “do not live in the area or have permission to be there, refusing to leave.”  One of the officers, later identified as Cpl. Eric Casebolt, was recorded pinning a teen girl to the ground and handcuffing her. At one point, Casebolt, who is white, could be seen pulling the girl’s hair and pushing her face toward the ground.  The officer also drew his gun and pointed it at several teens in the area. He was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.  “The McKinney Police Department is committed to treating all persons fairly under the law,” McKinney Police Chief Greg Conley said at a news conference Sunday. “As the chief of police, I am committed to a complete and thorough investigation into this incident. We will be forthcoming in this process.”  “However, I ask that all persons be patient and respect the investigative process,” he added.  [Yes, you can record the police. And maybe the police should be recording the police.]  McKinney is a suburban community about 40 miles north of Dallas.  According to Rhodes, most of the kids who attended the party live in the neighborhood. LaShana Burks, Tatiana’s mother, added that the teens were classmates.  “I’m just upset that we couldn’t have a peaceful event,” Burks said. “And if there was [sic] any issues that they had they could have come to me as an adult. … Then let me handle it and not go to that extreme.”  Why the poor often pay for police misconduct with their pocketbooks  Fatal police shootings in 2015 approaching 400 nationwide  Thousands of people fatally shot by police, few prosecutions  Abby Phillip is a general assignment national reporter for the Washington Post. She can be reached at
There was an argument before the confrontation got physical and a McKinney police officer drew his gun, Tatiana Rhodes said.