2017/06/27
Footage has surfaced of five police officers beating a 23-year-old man accused of stealing a car and leading cops on a chase.
Police in El Centro, California, were initially called to the 1200 Block of N. 18th St around 9.30am on Tuesday after a family reported their car had been stolen.
Later in the day, a member of the family spotted the Volkswagon nearby and again called 911.
Police located the vehicle but the driver, Elizardo Saenz, 23, refused to stop and gave chase.
Officials said that during the pursuit, Saenz drove through crowded parking lots at unsafe speeds before driving against traffic, causing several vehicles to pull off the road to avoid being struck, KYMA reported.
The moment five El Centro officers beat unresisting criminal
The El Centro Police Department said it’s investigating the video that reportedly shows its officers using force on a theft suspect after a dramatic high-speed police chase
In the video – which is one minute long – the witness who is filming screams out at the cops to stop attacking the man, telling them to stop.
‘Put your baton away! You guys are f***ing ridiculous,’ the man yells out.
Police said Saenz was provided medical treatment on scene for a dog bite and cleared for booking by hospital staff.
He was charged with felony possession of stolen property, felony evading with wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property, misdemeanor hit and run and misdemeanor resisting arrest.
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