Akron Police have responded to a video that shows two officers appearing to hit a man in the face while struggling to make an arrest.
Officers were checking a car's registration Saturday night when they found the tags were expired and the driver had warrants.
Officers tried taking control of the driver, but a struggle started after an officer took the driver to the ground. The Akron Police Department said in a statement that"verbal commands were given to [the driver] to put his hands behind his back and to stop resisting. [He] did not comply and officers continued to try to separate his hands to safely handcuff the suspect. During the 2-minute struggle to get [the man] into custody, strikes were used in addition to the physical grappling.
Police said the man had warrants for drug possession, domestic violence and contempt of court, among other charges.
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