In this video, which has caused an uproar on social networking sites, police officers pin a white man to the ground and punch him in the head. They knee him in the legs and slam his face into the concrete.
Three police officers have been suspended after a video was released showing them brutally beating a man while trying to arrest him, Arkansas authorities said.
In this video, which has caused an uproar on social networking sites, police officers pin a white man to the ground and punch him in the head. They knee him in the legs and slam his face into the concrete.
“It’s serious” is heard saying a person not visible in the shot. When bystanders tried to approach the officers, one of them ordered them not to approach.
“Like many of you, I was shocked by what I saw,” said Gary Baxter, the mayor of Mulberry, where the incident occurred. He announced that one of the police officers has been placed on “administrative leave” pending the results of the investigation. The two others, who work for Crawford County, were also suspended, and the sheriff promised to take “appropriate action.”
The violent arrest took place at around 10.40am on Sunday morning, local time, outside a food shop. The victim, Randa Worcester, 27, was taken to a hospital and later taken into custody. He is charged with insubordination, resisting authority and assault. He allegedly threatened a gas station clerk, who called police, according to Crawford Sheriff Jimmy Damante. The sheriff said Worcester was initially cooperative but then became violent and tried to attack officers.
Arkansas Republican Gov. Isaiah Hutchinson said on Twitter that he had spoken with the state police chief and assured an investigation into the case.
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