An Illinois police department has opened an excessive use of force investigation after social media footage appeared to show an officer placing a man in a choke hold during an arrest for marijuana possession.
The DeKalb Police Department in northern Illinois said it was reviewing footage and witness statements in connection with the arrest of 25-year-old Elonte McDowell, a black man who was placed in a choke hold and tased by white police officers last week, authorities said Tuesday.
"He has a pulse, right? Like, you guys, can make sure that he has a pulse? ’Cause look at his face," she says in the recording. The video, posted Monday evening, had accumulated more than 4,000 reactions, shares and comments on Facebook as of Wednesday evening. "Officers informed McDowell that he was under arrest and approached McDowell to place him into handcuffs. Upon doing so, McDowell attempted to flee," the statement said."Officers attempted to restrain McDowell, who continued to resist their efforts to place him into handcuffs. During this encounter, a Taser was deployed to gain McDowell’s compliance."
"This is what some police officers do and you have to put a stand on it," McDowell told Chicago ABC station WLS on Wednesday."It's not OK. … It needs to get out there. It happened one too many times. This happens every day."
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