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Three law enforcement officers in Arkansas suspended following video of violent arrest
Lydia Fielder
Three law enforcement officers in Arkansas suspended following video of violent arrest
FIELDER JOINS US LIVE FROM CRAWFORD COUNTY WITH MORE INFORMATION. LYDIA? THAT VIDEO SHOWS THOSE TWO CRAWFORD COUNTY DEPUTIES AND A MULBERRY POLICE OFFICER USING HEAVY FORCE ON A MAN THEY ARRESTED THIS MORNING HERE AT KOUNTRY EXPRESS OFF EXIT 20. THE VIDEO SHOWS OFFICERS HITTING THE MAN THEY WERE ARRESTING. A WARNING - THIS VIDEO MAY BE DISTURBING FOR VIEWERS. CRAWFORD COUNTY SHERIFF JIMMY DAMANTE TELLS ME THE SUSPECT - WHO IS BEING ARRESTED HERE - IS STILL IN CRAWFORD COUNTY JAIL. THE MAN REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT, BUT HE WAS STILL TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED OUT. THE SHERIFF SAYS THE INCIDENT STARTED AT A GAS STATION IN ALMA, WHERE THE MAN THREATENED A STORE CLERK. THE CLERK CALLED POLICE. THE MAN RODE HIS BIKE FROM ALMA TO THE KOUNTRY EXPRESS NEAR MULBERRY. THAT'S WHERE THE ARREST HAPPENED. DAMANTE TELLS ME ONE OF THE DEPUTIES HAS A MINOR INJURY FROM THE INCIDENT. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY. WE'LL HAVE UPDATES TONIGHT AT 9 AND 10. FOR NOW, LIVE IN CRAWFORD COUNTY, LF 4029 NEWS. WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP UPDATED ON THIS STORY. WE'RE BACK AFTER THI
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Three law enforcement officers in Arkansas suspended following video of violent arrest
Lydia Fielder
The images in the video above may be disturbing to some. Viewer discretion advised.Two sheriff's deputies and a police officer in Arkansas have been suspended after making an arrest on Sunday morning.A video posted to Facebook, which can be viewed above, shows officers hitting a man they were arresting on a sidewalk. The arrest took place in Crawford County, Arkansas, about a 2-hour drive outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to state police, the man being arrested in the video is Randall Worcester, 27, of South Carolina. Worcester was 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.Arkansas State Police are investigating the incident. In a release they said that the investigation "will be limited to the use of physical force by the deputies and police officer".Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante said the suspect was booked into Crawford County jail. He refused medical treatment, but Damante said he was taken to the hospital to be examined anyway. The sheriff said the incident started at a gas station. The suspect threatened a clerk there, who called the police. Police issued a "be on the lookout." The man left the gas station on his bike, where a deputy spotted him, Damante said.Damante said at first, the suspect was cooperative. Then, he turned violent and tried to attack the officers. That's when they pinned him down, and where the video picks up. Damante told sister station 40/29 News one of the deputies sustained minor head injuries during the incident.The Mulberry Police Department and the Crawford County Sheriff's Office have turned the investigation over to Arkansas State Police. The names of the officers involved are not being released at this time."I want everybody to have a fair look at this," Damante said. "We are going to look into this, and I want to hold my people accountable." This is a developing story. We'll update this article with more information as it becomes available.

The images in the video above may be disturbing to some. Viewer discretion advised.

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Two sheriff's deputies and a police officer in Arkansas have been suspended after making an arrest on Sunday morning.

A video posted to Facebook, which can be viewed above, shows officers hitting a man they were arresting on a sidewalk. The arrest took place in Crawford County, Arkansas, about a 2-hour drive outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

According to state police, the man being arrested in the video is Randall Worcester, 27, of South Carolina. Worcester was 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.

Arkansas State Police are investigating the incident. In a release they said that the investigation "will be limited to the use of physical force by the deputies and police officer".

Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante said the suspect was booked into Crawford County jail. He refused medical treatment, but Damante said he was taken to the hospital to be examined anyway.

The sheriff said the incident started at a gas station. The suspect threatened a clerk there, who called the police. Police issued a "be on the lookout." The man left the gas station on his bike, where a deputy spotted him, Damante said.

Damante said at first, the suspect was cooperative. Then, he turned violent and tried to attack the officers. That's when they pinned him down, and where the video picks up.

Damante told sister station 40/29 News one of the deputies sustained minor head injuries during the incident.

The Mulberry Police Department and the Crawford County Sheriff's Office have turned the investigation over to Arkansas State Police. The names of the officers involved are not being released at this time.

"I want everybody to have a fair look at this," Damante said. "We are going to look into this, and I want to hold my people accountable."

This is a developing story. We'll update this article with more information as it becomes available.