Deputies put on leave in violent California arrest
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - A California sheriff has placed 10 deputies on paid administrative leave after news video recorded a violent arrest that he says appeared to be excessive force.
San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon announced the action in the aftermath of the arrest of 30-year-old Francis Pusok, who fled by car and then on a stolen horse when deputies tried to serve a search warrant in an identity-theft investigation Thursday.
McMahon says an internal investigation has begun on the use of force. In addition, two criminal investigations have begun - one into Pusok's actions and the other into the deputies actions.
The sheriff says he was "disturbed and troubled" by what he saw in the video recorded by a KNBC-TV helicopter crew.
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