‘Troubling’ video surfaces of Daytona Beach officer during arrest, mayor claims

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry took to social media on Friday after a so-called “troubling” video surfaced of an officer during a current arrest.

The video started circulating on social media lately, and it reveals the officer apparently punching a suspect repeatedly within the face.

“The images in the video are troubling, and our community deserves clear answers about what occurred,” Henry wrote. “Chief Young is aware of the situation, and I have been informed that corrective measures are underway.”

Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young later launched an announcement on the video, which he known as “concerning.”

“The office involved has been placed in an administrative assignment pending the outcome of the investigation,” Young acknowledged. “We expect our officers to handle every encounter with professionalism, patience, and sound judgment.”

The police chief shared a clip of the incident caught on the officer’s body-worn digital camera, which reveals the officer telling a person to pour out his beverage or else face arrest.

[Watch the full clip in the video below]

“Pour it out, or you’re going to go to jail for open container,” the officer may be heard saying.

The man then tells the officer to pour it out as a substitute, and the officer does so earlier than grabbing the person and bringing him to the bottom.

Officers quickly place the person in handcuffs whereas he cusses at them. They then place him on the entrance of their patrol automotive.

“I almost took you out, didn’t I?” the suspect repeatedly says.

Video reveals the officer grabbing the suspect once more and bringing him to the bottom, whereas he continues to say, “I almost took you out, didn’t I?”

As the suspect grabs the officer’s wrist, the officer then strikes the suspect, who begins crying out repeatedly, “You’re weak! You’re weak!”

The suspect is then seen grabbing the officer’s hand once more, prompting the officer to strike him repeatedly within the head, the footage reveals.

Afterward, the officer is seen inserting his arm towards the suspect’s head to pin him down, and the suspect begins calling out, “Get off my head!”

Eventually, officers deliver the suspect up and tries to put him within the again of the patrol automotive, although the person seems to withstand, additional prompting an officer to deliver a Taser to his neck.

“I am complying! I am complying!” the person yells out. “I am complying, you (expletive)!”

The man is seen stepping into the again of the patrol automotive earlier than the clip ends.

Young added that he forwarded the incident to the Office of Professional Standards for a full assessment. No further info has been supplied right now.

It’s not the primary time that Mayor Henry has been essential of police, although. Last month, he raised concerns after his wife was pulled over.

[BELOW: Bodycam video shows traffic stop of Daytona Beach mayor’s wife]

According to Henry, the visitors cease gave the impression to be “frivolous,” together with his spouse — Stephanie Pasley-Henry — being subjected to a sobriety check after rolling over a white line.

“But what troubles me most is that for many in that neighborhood, this is routine,” he wrote. “That is the larger issue. Over policing in Black and Brown communities is real. When multiple units respond to minor or questionable stops, it creates unnecessary tension and increases the risk of escalation.”

In response, Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young posted his own statement, the place he addressed the mayor’s claims.

Young defined that two officers had been assigned collectively as half of a coaching program. Meanwhile, the deputy had already been within the space at a close-by restaurant, and he solely briefly stopped by to test on the opposite officers.

The police chief additionally introduced {that a} assessment of the incident discovered that no division insurance policies had been violated.

Furthermore, Young argued that native residents had complained about points like dashing, which is why he directed officers to patrol that space extra regularly.

“Describing that incident as over-policing mischaracterizes standard training structure and common officer safety practices,” Young stated.

Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood launched body-camera footage of the visitors cease, which reveals precisely what occurred.

During the incident, an officer mentions Pasley-Henry had been pulled over for “straddling the line.”

“She came out of one of the parking lots over here, made an improper turn… She didn’t go into the outside lane. She tried to make it to the inside lane,” a second officer says. “She kind of straddled the white line.”

However, the primary officer may be heard saying that he “didn’t smell anything,” and that “her eyes looked OK,” however she was “speaking a little weird.”

“It’s weird,” the opposite officer continues. “She’s very slow about whatever. She’s a dean.”

Due to that “indicator,” police had been seen placing her by way of a sobriety check, which she managed to clear. She was in the end given a warning and launched.

Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood additionally commented on the controversy, saying he put his “full support” behind Police Chief Young and the Daytona Beach Police Department.