Officer relieved of duty after violent arrest caught on camera

COLUMBUS POLICE OFFICER-- RELIEVED OF DUTY-- AFTER HIS COMMENTS WERE CAPTURED ON BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE DURING AN ARREST. THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT AT 5, I'M ELLIE MERRITT. MATT: AND I'M MATT BARNES, MARK TAYLOR HAS THE NIGHT OFF. THE POLICE CHIEF CALLS HIS COMMENTS 'APPALLING" AND THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE IS DEFENDING HIM. MATT: THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDS THE ARREST SEEN IN THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO... SHOWING OFFICERS KICKING AND PUNCHING TIMOTHY DAVIS MULTIPLE TIMES. ELLIE: DAVIS WAS ARRESTED INSIDE AN EAST SIDE MARKET BACK ON SEPTEMBER FIRST... HE WAS WANTED FOR ASSAULTING AN OFFICER LAST YEAR. TONIGHT, HE IS CHARGED WITH RESISTING ARREST. ELLIE: NBC4'S TED HART OBTAINED A COPY OF THE BODY CAMERA VIDEO.. AND IS LIVE TONIGHT WITH NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THAT OFFICER.... TED? TED: THE SUSPECT - TIMOTHY DAVIS - HAD A HISTORY OF ASSAULTING POLICE AND RESISTING ARREST. HE WAS A WANTED MAN AND COLUMBUS POLICE WERE LOOKING FOR HIM. SO THE ADRENALINE WAS PUMPING WHEN OFFICERS CAUGHT UP WITH HIM. BUT CITY LEADERS SAY THERE'S NO WAY TO EXCUSE THE COMMENTS CAUGHT ON A POLICE BODY CAMERA... THE ARREST OF TIMOTHY DAVIS WAS A VERY PHYSICAL TAKEDOWN. NAT BODY CAM FRANK "GET YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. STOP RESISTING." OFFICERS PUNCHED, KICKED, AND TASED DAVIS BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO GET HIM HANDCUFFED. THAT USE OF FORCE IS UNDER REVIEW. BUT IT'S THE BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE FROM OFFICER JOSEPH BOGARD...AND BOGARD'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE ARREST THAT ARE NOW THE SUBJECT OF AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION.... "WHAT DID WE TASE HIM FOR? WHY DIDN'T WE JUST CHOKE THE F LIFE OUT OF HIM. I THINK THEY DID FOR A WHILE. THEY WERE REALLY THROWING PUNCHES. GOOD. GOOD." BOGARD WAS ONE OF A NUMBER OF PATROL OFFICERS WHO RESPONDED TO THE CALL OF AN OFFICER IN TROUBLE. HE'S ONE OF A NUMBER OF OFFICERS WATCHING AS DAVIS COMPLAINS THAT HE CAN'T BREATHE... "GET UP. I CAN'T BREATHE. YOU CAN BREATHE, YOU'RE TALKING. I CAN'T BREATHE SIR." OFFICER BOGARD'S COMMENTS SUGGEST HE WAS OPENLY ENJOYING THE SCENE... "I'M A LITTLE AROUSED AT THIS DAVIS. JUST SO YOU KNOW. " BOGARD LATER DESCRIBES FOR A FELLOW OFFICER HOW HE MIGHT HAVE HANDLE THE TAKEDOWN OF DAVIS... "YOU HAVE TO CHOKE HIM. YOU CAN'T...THERE'S NO 'OK I'M GOING TO ARM BAR YOU TO THE GROUND. STOP RESISTING SIR. NO I'M GOING TO FOR REAL ARM BAR YOU AND THEN WHEN THAT STILL DOESN'T WORK, I'M GOING TO CHOKE THE LIFE OUT OF YOU. AND THEN WHILE YOU'RE DROOLING ON YOURSELF, I'LL HANDCUFF YOU." "I BELIEVE THEY'RE JUST WORDS..." FOP PRESIDENT JASON PAPPAS SAY BOGARD'S COMMENTS WERE INAPPROPRIATE...BUT DON'T RISE TO THE LEVEL OF BEING RELIEVED OF DUTY... JASON PAPPAS, FOP: "THE OFFICER MADE A STATEMENT THAT HE NOW WISHES HE HADN'T MADE. I'VE SPOKEN TO THE OFFICER. HE'S ABSOLUTELY REMORSEFUL AND WISHES HE COULD TAKE IT BACK." TED: THE CHIEF'S EMAIL TO OFFICERS. LIVE AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS, TED HART NBC4.

Channel: NBC4 Columbus

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Length: 3min 0sec (180 seconds)

Published: Thu Sep 14 2017