Following a significant uproar on social media over a viral video showing a suspect being tied down and severely beaten on a roadside, three law enforcement officers in the American state of Arkansas were suspended.
The incident took place around 10:40 a.m. local time in Mulberry, Crawford County, Arkansas, outside of a convenience store. The footage revealed the three men: one can be seen repeatedly kneeing the “suspect,” another can be seen repeatedly striking him with a clenched fist, and the third officer is seen pinning him down. Even one of them signalled to the camera to cease filming by pointing at it.
According to reports, the man was detained after reportedly threatening a city employee of a store. Police claimed that when the officers confronted the man, he shoved a deputy to the ground and punched him in the back of the head, which resulted in his arrest as seen in the video.