Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department released CCTV footage of a sheriff knocking a woman down during an incident in Lancaster

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) officials released the video. body camera of a sheriff who had an alleged excess of force incident with a woman he knocked down in Lancaster, a case under investigation.

The incident happened On June 24, when officers from the LASD station in Lancaster arrived at the parking lot of a WinCo Foods store.at 740 W. Avenue K 4, responding to reports of “a burglary in progress”.

“Upon arrival, officers approached a man and woman who matched the description given by store security when calling 911. When officers attempted to apprehend the individuals described by the store’s security personnel, the confrontation turned into a violent incident,” LASD said in a statement. says in the statement.

The authorities said that a member of the community recorded the incident on a cell phone, images that the sheriff himself called disturbing.

Footage from the officers’ body cameras shows the police approaching the man to arrest him.

“Why was I arrested? Why?” – heard on the recording, as the suspect says.

His wife, standing nearby, records what is happening on her mobile phone. He is approached by a bailiff and wrestles with the woman while she tells him she did nothing..

“You can’t touch me!” the woman shouts to the officer, who orders her to lie down on the ground.

“Stop or you’ll get punched in the face,” the sheriff tells the woman before spraying pepper spray in her face as she hits the ground.

The woman accused that the bailiff put his knee on her neck.

“I can not breathe!” You can hear him speaking on the recording.

In a post made by a member of the community, a man is heard asking the sheriff not to hit the woman and mentions that she has cancer.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has launched an investigation into this incident. While the Department makes no statements related to ongoing investigations, Sheriff Luna is clear that he expects LASD personnel to treat all members of the public with dignity and respect, and that personnel who do not meet our training standards will be held accountable. . “, – stated in the message LASD.

It was reported that the two constables involved in the incident were transferred from field operations pending further administrative review..

Members of the Lancaster community planned to hold a protest outside the grocery store where the incident took place, demanding the LASD fire the MPs involved.

keep reading:
· Authorities issue an Amber Alert for a two-month-old baby and his Hispanic mother allegedly abducted in Lancaster.
A suspect is hospitalized after a shootout with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office at Bell Gardens.
Sheriffs shoot dead suspect believed to be armed with machine gun at Diamond Bar