Three Arkansas law enforcement officials were caught on camera brutally beating a man during an arrest..The video was recorded by a bystander and immediately went viral on social media on Sunday..One officer is seen raining multiple blows on the man's head, along with grabbing his head and smashing it into the concrete. Another officer knees the man on numerous occasions.. Arkansas beat downArkansas beat down .Hours after the shocking video made its rounds online, the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office confirmed two of its officers were seen in the footage. The third officer is a member of the Mulberry Police Department..Arkansas State Police confirmed late Sunday it's investigating the arrest of the man, whom they identified as Randall Worcester, 27, of Goose Creek, South Carolina..Worcester was taken to a local hospital for treatment before being "released and jailed at Van Buren," according to a state police statement posted on Facebook late Sunday..The statement did not disclose what Worcester was treated for at the hospital, but said he has been charged with second degree battery, resisting arrest, refusal to submit, possessing an instrument of crime, criminal trespass, criminal mischief, terroristic threatening and second degree assault..Police said the man was making threats to a convenience store employee in Mulberry on Sunday morning and when officers confronted him, he pushed a deputy to the ground and punched the back of his head..Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante said in a statement Sunday that two deputies had been suspended in connection with the video.."I hold all my employees accountable for their actions and will take appropriate measures in this matter," Damante said..Mulberry Police Chief Shannon Gregory said an officer had been placed on leave "pending the outcome of the investigation.".Authorities did not immediately identify the three suspended officers..Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson addressed the incident via Twitter, saying, “I have spoken with Col. Bill Bryant of the Arkansas State Police and the local arrest incident in Crawford County will be investigated pursuant to the video evidence and the request of the prosecuting attorney.”.The state police investigation will be limited to the use of physical force by the deputies and police officer..It is unclear if the officers are suspended with pay or not.."Upon completion of the investigation, the case file will be submitted to the Crawford County prosecuting attorney who will determine whether the use of force by the law enforcement officers was consistent with Arkansas laws," Arkansas State Police said.
Three Arkansas law enforcement officials were caught on camera brutally beating a man during an arrest..The video was recorded by a bystander and immediately went viral on social media on Sunday..One officer is seen raining multiple blows on the man's head, along with grabbing his head and smashing it into the concrete. Another officer knees the man on numerous occasions.. Arkansas beat downArkansas beat down .Hours after the shocking video made its rounds online, the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office confirmed two of its officers were seen in the footage. The third officer is a member of the Mulberry Police Department..Arkansas State Police confirmed late Sunday it's investigating the arrest of the man, whom they identified as Randall Worcester, 27, of Goose Creek, South Carolina..Worcester was taken to a local hospital for treatment before being "released and jailed at Van Buren," according to a state police statement posted on Facebook late Sunday..The statement did not disclose what Worcester was treated for at the hospital, but said he has been charged with second degree battery, resisting arrest, refusal to submit, possessing an instrument of crime, criminal trespass, criminal mischief, terroristic threatening and second degree assault..Police said the man was making threats to a convenience store employee in Mulberry on Sunday morning and when officers confronted him, he pushed a deputy to the ground and punched the back of his head..Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante said in a statement Sunday that two deputies had been suspended in connection with the video.."I hold all my employees accountable for their actions and will take appropriate measures in this matter," Damante said..Mulberry Police Chief Shannon Gregory said an officer had been placed on leave "pending the outcome of the investigation.".Authorities did not immediately identify the three suspended officers..Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson addressed the incident via Twitter, saying, “I have spoken with Col. Bill Bryant of the Arkansas State Police and the local arrest incident in Crawford County will be investigated pursuant to the video evidence and the request of the prosecuting attorney.”.The state police investigation will be limited to the use of physical force by the deputies and police officer..It is unclear if the officers are suspended with pay or not.."Upon completion of the investigation, the case file will be submitted to the Crawford County prosecuting attorney who will determine whether the use of force by the law enforcement officers was consistent with Arkansas laws," Arkansas State Police said.
