The video shows one deputy walking off with a gold medallion Petrov wore around his neck, according to the lawsuit. Unbeknownst to the deputies at the time, a nearby business’ security camera captured the entire arrest on camera. The video apparently contradicts the initial report Wieber and Santamaria submitted about Petrov’s arrest and department commanders ordered them to rewrite it after the footage was posted on YouTube, the lawsuit claims. Both Santamaria and Wieber were charged in May with with assault under the color of authority, battery with serious bodily injury and assault with a deadly weapon for Petrov’s arrest. One deputy used a cellphone to snap a picture of Petrov bruised and beaten on the ground as a “trophy,” the attorneys claim.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 01, 2016 18:51 UTC