A police department and sheriff’s office in Northern California are investigating a deputy’s use of force after a viral video showed an officer punching a teen lying on the ground while attempting to detain him.
A deputy was patrolling an area of the city after complaints of alcohol, tobacco, and drug sales to minors and “saw what he believed to be a hand-to-hand exchange between an adult and juvenile,” according to a statement from the Rancho Cordova Police Department and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
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