By Police1 Staff
EUCLID, Ohio — Police have released dash cam video of a struggle between an officer and the driver after Facebook video of the incident went viral.
Police pulled over Richard Hubbard III, 25, Saturday, Cleveland.com reported. Officers ordered him out of the car and told him to face away so they could handcuff him. When he refused, a struggle ensued.
Facebook video shows the officer throwing Hubbard to the ground and repeatedly punching him as a female passenger yells at them to stop. Dash cam shows Hubbard exiting the vehicle and not facing the vehicle like the officer asked.
Hubbard was examined at the county jail annex and posted bond on charges of driving under suspension and resisting arrest, Cleveland.com reported.
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Police said they released the dash cam to “provide professional and transparent service” to the community.
“This entire incident will be reviewed, in detail, so that the public can have a full and open understanding of the series of events that eventually led to this violent encounter,” a statement said.
Per department policy, the officer has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation. His name has not been released.
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