The three police officers were suspended and an investigation is underway into the violent incident that took place in Arkansas. Caution as the video contains harsh images
The shocking video that was posted on twitter and shows three police officers in Arkansas USA to have a man lying on the ground and beating him furiously.
As ABC News reports, Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante said in a statement Sunday night that two county police officers will be suspended while the Arkansas State Police investigate the incident. A Mulberry County police officer was also suspended.
According to the police, there was one complaint that the man was threatening a store clerk in the Mulberry area Sunday morning. The incident report states that when officers went to speak with the suspect, he pushed one officer to the ground and punched him in the back of the head. This was followed by what was shockingly recorded in the video that has made the rounds on the internet.
The three officers are kneeling over the man who is down and motionless on the ground. One punches him in the face, another holds him down by pinning him to the ground, and the third knees him in the legs.
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