A black man is stopped by two officers and questioned for "suspicious activity". The man is unarmed and is cooperative, although assertive that he hasn't done anything. A third officer who wasn't previously present suddenly walks up behind him, traps him in a bear-hug and orders him to put his hands behind his back. When the man doesn't comply (because he can't, due to his arms being trapped), the third officer then picks the man up and body-slams the man to the ground, breaking his arm.
Body-cam footage
The third officer was a police sergeant who had recently heard something over the police radio about "a black man with an arrest warrant" (this person was in fact already in police custody). When he afterwards drove past this scene where he saw a black man "arguing or debating with" police officers, the police sergeant concluded that this black man must be the one with an arrest warrant without making any effort at verification, at which point he approached the "suspect" from behind and executed a takedown.
The victim, Antonio Smith, has filed a lawsuit.
Body-cam footage
The third officer was a police sergeant who had recently heard something over the police radio about "a black man with an arrest warrant" (this person was in fact already in police custody). When he afterwards drove past this scene where he saw a black man "arguing or debating with" police officers, the police sergeant concluded that this black man must be the one with an arrest warrant without making any effort at verification, at which point he approached the "suspect" from behind and executed a takedown.
The victim, Antonio Smith, has filed a lawsuit.
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