An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department has been temporarily relieved field duties after video captured him punching a 30-year-old man, who appears to be handcuffed and not resisting, in face as he was being detained.  

The July 28 incident occurred during what’s described as a traffic stop at East 113th Street near Graham Avenue in Watts.  

Cellphone of the incident shows the man, identified by community activists as Alexander Donta Mitchell, yelling, “What did I do?” as he was being detained when one of the officers punches him hard on the right side of his face.  

“This young man had his hands behind his back, handcuffed,” Civil Rights Activist Najee Ali told KTLA. “He was not a threat, but we saw an officer punch him in the face for no reason.” 

Ali, with Project Islamic Hope, said the incident is just the latest example of excessive force by police in the Black community.  

“That officer not only deserves to be on leave, he deserves to have his badge taken from him, handcuffs taken from him,” he added.  

It’s unclear what happened prior to the recording of the punch or Mitchell’s hands were both fully restrained, though in the video, he does not appear to be resisting the officers at all.  

A witness to the violence, who describes herself as a family friend of Mitchell’s and did not want to be identified on camera, said she’d never seen anything like that before.  

“They just opened the door and snatched him out,” she explained. “There wasn’t no reason. He was just sitting in the car.”  

Officials with the Los Angeles Police Department told KTLA that they’re looking into the matter, saying in a statement: 

“The incident is under investigation and the officer involved has been removed from field duties.”  

As for Ali, he says that nothing can justify the police officer’s actions.  

“The video speaks for itself,” he said.  

A press conference outside of LAPD headquarters with Mitchell’s family members and Civil Rights leaders is scheduled for Tuesday morning.  

A fast moving, wind-driven wildfire in Riverside County that has charred thousands of acres and reportedly burned at least one structure prompted evacuation orders Monday afternoon.  

The “Nixon Fire” was first reported in the area of Tule Valley Road and Richard Nixon Boulevard in Aguanga just before 12:30 p.m. 

The five-acre brush fire, according to officials with the Riverside County Fire Department, was burning at a “moderate to rapid rate of spread,” prompting requests for additional resources.  

By 2:45 p.m., the blaze had grown to nearly 300 acres and was moving east, officials reported.  

A little more than four hours later, at 7 p.m., fire officials said the wildfire had grown to 2,700 acres with 0% containment.  

Mandatory evacuation orders were in place for residents: 

• North of Cooper Cienega Trail 

• South of Bailey Road 

• East of Holly Ann 

• West of Terwilliger Road 

Evacuation warnings were in place for residents: 

• North of San Diego/Riverside County line 

• South of Heller Springs Road 

• East of Terwilliger Road 

• West of Table Mountain Truck Trail 

A temporary evacuation center was set up at Temecula Valley High School, located at 31555 Rancho Vista Road, Temecula. Officials said that animal services would be at the location to assist residents with animals.  

A searchable map of the evacuation orders and warnings can be found by following this link.  

As of the last update, some 255 firefighting personnel were assigned to the blaze, with two water-dropping helicopters, 44 engines, four bulldozers, three water tenders and eight hand crews.  

This is a developing story. Stay with KTLA for additional updates. 

Theme park fans will soon have access to all legacy Cedar Fair and select Six Flags theme parks with the new All-Park Passport, a season pass add-on.

The announcement comes after the $8 billion merger of Cedar Fair, the parent company of Knott’s Berry Farm, and Six Flags.

The All-Park Passport will be a season pass add-on for current Gold or Prestige passholders. The add-on is not available yet but is expected to be released in 2025.

The add-on can be purchased at legacy Cedar Fair parks, such as Knott’s Berry Farm. It’s unclear if Six Flags theme parks will offer the new pass add-on.

The add-on will allow access to legacy Cedar Fair parks and select Six Flags theme parks nationwide, including Knott’s Berry Farm, its seasonal Soak City waterpark and Six Flags Magic Mountain.

The add-on will allow access to the following theme parks:

• California’s Great America (Santa Clara, CA)
• Canada’s Wonderland (Vaughan, ON)
• Carowinds (Charlotte, NC)
• Cedar Point (Sandusky, OH)
• Cedar Point Shores (Sandusky, OH)
• Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Allentown, PA)
• Kings Dominion & Soak City (Doswell, VA)
• Kings Island (Mason, OH)
• Knott’s Berry Farm (Buena Park, CA)
• Knott’s Soak City (Buena Park, CA)
• Michigan’s Adventure & WildWater Adventure (Muskegon, MI)
• Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston (Galveston, TX)
• Schlitterbahn New Braunfels (New Braunfels, TX)
• Valleyfair & Soak City (Shakopee, MN)
• Worlds of Fun & Oceans of Fun (Kansas City, MO)
• Six Flags Magic Mountain (Valencia, CA)
• Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, NJ)
• Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, IL)
• Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, TX)
• Six Flags Fiesta Texas (San Antonio, TX)
• Six Flags Over Georgia (Austell, GA)

Six Flags, the newly merged company, previously discussed offering a season pass that would provide access to all 27 amusement parks and 15 water parks in the company’s portfolio.