Barstow police said the suspect, 43-year-old Gary Christian, was wanted on an open felony warrant for a probation violation.
say what happened over on Main Street Friday was the result of a suspect resisting arrest, but to the woman who shot the video you're about to watch, it was more like a case of excessive force.
She says she saw the officer swing his baton hitting Christian in the leg. After he went down, she says the officer swung three more times while Christian was on the ground. Police say Christian was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for minor contusions and abrasions to his right leg.
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