Aransas Pass, Texas
A police officer is under investigation after a cell phone video that appears to show two officers hitting a man surfaced.
The video, which was given to a local TV station, appears to show at least two officers kicking and punching Matias Vera III following a recent vehicle pursuit. Vera was arrested and charged with drug possession, assaulting a public servant and evading arrest.
Captain Roberto Gonzales Jr. said a sergeant who assisted in the arrest told supervisors the next day that he was concerned another officer might have acted inappropriately during the struggle with the suspect.
The officer being investigated, whose name has not yet been released, has not been placed on any kind of administrative leave, Gonzales said. Although the video shows at least two officers involved in the struggle, only one is being investigated.
In addition to the video 6 News brought to the police department's attention, they are also looking at four dash camera videos from police cruisers to get a better idea of what happened.
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