Pittsburgh reviewing Facebook video of violent police arrest
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh police are reviewing the violent arrest of a man by five city officers captured on Facebook video by a bystander.
The 52-second video shows one officer, in particular, punching a man on the ground while saying, “Stop resisting” during the arrest Tuesday night near PPG Paints Arena. Amid profanity, the officer also calls for a Taser, but the video isn’t clear whether it was used.
Police spokeswoman Sonya Toler says none of the officers has been placed on leave and force was used because 47-year-old Daniel Adelman, of Ravenna, Ohio, allegedly interfered with the arrest of another man wanted on a forgery warrant. Online court records don’t list an attorney for Adelman, who doesn’t have a listed home phone.
The city’s Office of Municipal Investigations and Citizen Police Review Board are reviewing the arrest.