Arkansas video of Mulberry police beating suspect goes viral with millions of views

A video of three Arkansas regulation enforcement officers beating a suspect has gone viral, and the three males concerned have been suspended amid a state police investigation.

Using pressure by the officers outdoors a comfort retailer in Mulberry, about 140 miles northwest of Little Rock, can be on the heart of the investigation.

Two Crawford County sheriff’s deputies and one Mulberry police officer had been suspended Sunday, metropolis and county authorities mentioned. The officers had been responding to a report of a person making threats outdoors the comfort retailer, authorities mentioned.

State police recognized the person as Randall Worcester, 27, of Goose Creek, South Carolina. The video posted on-line exhibits one officer punching Worcester with a clenched fist, whereas one other could be seen kneeing him, and a 3rd is holding him down.

Worcester was taken to a hospital for remedy Sunday then launched and booked within the Van Buren County jail on a number of prices, together with second-degree battery, resisting arrest and terroristic threatening, state police mentioned.

Authorities haven’t launched the names of the three officers who had been seen on the video. Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante mentioned Sunday that the 2 deputies had been suspended pending an investigation.

“I maintain all my staff accountable for his or her actions and can take applicable measures on this matter,” Damante mentioned.

In a press release launched Sunday night, Mulberry Police Chief Shannon Gregory mentioned town officer concerned within the incident is on go away pending the end result of the investigation.

“The town of Mulberry and the Mulberry police division takes these investigations very severely,” Gregory mentioned.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson mentioned Sunday evening on Twitter that the “incident in Crawford County can be investigated pursuant to the video proof and the request of the prosecuting legal professional.”

The Related Press contributed to this report.