Graphic footage posted to social media shows two county deputies and a police officer repeatedly striking a man while holding him on the ground.
Graphic footage posted on social media showed officers repeatedly striking a man.Three law enforcement officers in Arkansas have been suspended after graphic social media footage showed two deputies and an officer repeatedly hitting a man under arrest.Arkansas police say they received a report that a man had threatened a convenience store worker
In the video, filmed in the town of Mulberry on Sunday, three officers are seen on top of a suspect, striking him with clenched fists. He faces charges of "terroristic threatening, resisting arrest and other assault charges", police say. "I hold all my employees accountable for their actions, and will take appropriate measures in this matter," Sheriff Damante said.Mulberry Police Chief Shannon Gregory said the police officer involved in the incident is on leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
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