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Kenny Smith walks off set in solidarity with NBA players. Biden condemns 'needless violence' after Kenosha unrest. In the nearly second cellphone video taken by a bystander during the May 18 incident, three officers can be seen attempting to take a male individual into custody. One of the two officers is then seen kneeling on the head and neck of the man. The video surfaced as protests are underway across the nation seeking justice and reform in the wake of George Floyd's death, which an independent autopsy attributed to officers kneeling on him during his arrest.
Video showed an officer with a knee on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes. Read More. In the police incident report obtained by CNN, one of the officers involved says that after they placed Carroll in handcuffs, the "defendant attempted to pull away from officers and refused to get into the rear of the patrol vehicle. Minor force was used to escort subject to the ground and secure him long enough for him to calm down. The Sarasota Police Department said in a statement released Tuesday it didn't learn about the video until Monday when the department was tagged in a social media post showing a portion of the arrest.
After a review of several videos, Chief Bernadette DiPino immediately initiated a formal internal affairs investigation, the department said. The officer, who had not been identified, has been placed on administrative leave.
SPD did not address whether the other two officers on scene, and shown in the video, would face any disciplinary action. SPD also released an unedited video taken from the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office helicopter on the day of the arrest.
The minute video provides a bird's eye view of officers responding to the scene and taking the man into custody. Cell phone footage shows a closer image of the arrest. While it appears the officer eventually moves his leg to the individual's back, this tactic is not taught, used or advocated by our agency," a statement released by SPD read. Carroll did not seek medical attention or formally complain of his injuries during the May 18 incident, according to police. Police also stated in the incident report that Carroll was resisting arrest.
He says he was attempting to move around so that he could have "circulation in his body and throat.