Video: Arrest by California police now under investigation

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KTLA) - Cellphone cameras captured constabulary officers successful the metropolis of San Bernardino beating a antheral earlier this year, leaving him with superior injuries successful an incidental that authorities accidental is present nether investigation.  

The beating unfolded connected June 6 astatine astir 8 p.m. adjacent the Kwik Stop Dairy, according to a property merchandise from the attorneys representing the antheral arrested.  

An worker of Kwik Stop Dairy, Billy Hill, was reportedly walking betwixt the concern and different concern erstwhile helium was approached by a San Bernardino Police Department serviceman who “cleared him and waved him to leave,” Hill’s attorneys said.  

Hill’s lawyers past allege that 2 different SBPD officers approached Hill and attempted to instrumentality him into custody.  

In footage of the incidental captured by a bystander, Hill is seen and heard asking officers wherefore they are arresting him, arsenic they effort to get his hands down his backmost and propulsion him toward the hood of a patrol vehicle.

“Mr. Hill was instantly grabbed and struck by 2 of the SBPD officers. Within seconds, a 3rd SBPD serviceman ran to the country and grabbed Mr. Hill,” the merchandise stated. “Mr. Hill had a handcuff placed connected his close manus portion the 3rd SBPD serviceman struggled with his near hand.” 

Moments later, the video shows 1 of the 3 officers propulsion retired his stun weapon and usage it connected Hill’s near limb arsenic helium tries to get that serviceman to halt utilizing the stun weapon with his escaped hand.  

That’s erstwhile the video shows the serviceman with the stun weapon backmost off, propulsion retired his baton and onslaught Hill successful the little legs much than a twelve times.  

“The SBPD serviceman utilized some hands and utilized his afloat unit portion striking Mr. Hill violently sixteen times successful motions akin to swinging a shot bat,” Hill’s lawyers said.  

Hill reportedly suffered breached bones successful some legs.  

Lawyers for Hill accidental that it was aboriginal learned that officers were searching for a fishy progressive successful a hit-and-run that was unrelated to Hill.  

In body-worn camera footage of the incident released by SBPD, Hill is seen telling a idiosyncratic down him to grounds audio and video of the apprehension portion helium repeatedly questions the 2 officers.  

He besides does not look to comply erstwhile ordered to enactment his hands connected his caput arsenic the officers moved successful connected him.  

In a connection released conscionable aft 9 p.m. connected Wednesday, San Bernardino Police Chief Darren L. Goodman said that the section is alert of the video showing officers utilizing unit during the arrest.  

“The contented of this video has understandably raised concerns wrong our community,” the statement, posted to X, formerly Twitter, stated successful part. “We admit the public’s interest and involvement successful this substance and inquire for patience arsenic we behaviour a meticulous investigation. It is indispensable that the process is allowed to proceed without bias, ensuring a just and conscionable outcome.”

Chief Goodman besides encouraged anyone with accusation astir the incidental oregon anyone with further footage to interaction the constabulary department.