Baltimore police investigate arrest beating

BALTIMORE (AP) — Five Baltimore Police officers have been placed on administrative leave after making an arrest that involved hitting a man with a baton and using a stun gun.

The man is charged with assault of a police officer following the struggle outside a bar early Tuesday.

Police say officers were called to the bar around 2 a.m. for reports that a man, Jamar Kennedy, was fighting with the bar’s bouncer. A cell phone video from a civilian at the scene shows the man pushing against officers, and one officer falling to the ground. One of the officers then beats the man with a baton, and an officer later uses a stun gun.

Commissioner Anthony Batts announced the department is investigating the incident and reviewing the video.

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