had to reupload the full video this time! there was an issue yesterday and wasnt able to reupload the full report....anyways the old post is gone! 

Man accused of stealing Pokemon cards beaten by Westerville officer during arrest

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — Video captured Sunday night showed Westerville police officers beating and tasing a suspect in a theft involving Pokemon cards.

The incident began at 10:28 p.m. when an employee at the Meijer at 100 Polaris Parkway reported a theft in progress, according to a redacted Westerville Division of Police report. The suspect, 35-year-old Ernest Fields, was accused of bagging up $679.59 worth of Pokemon cards, trying to remove security tags on the products and ignoring a manager’s attempt to stop him from leaving the store.

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After exiting the Meijer, the manager told Westerville police that Fields got in the front passenger seat of a red Chevrolet Impala in the parking lot, according to the report. An officer whose name was redacted from the report then notified other responding police that he had found the suspect.

Officers identified by last names Williams and Mueller both wrote in their reports that as they arrived at the Meijer, Fields had gotten out of the car and was running from the unnamed officer. They also noted that cameras at the store recorded that Fields began fighting with the officer, “pushing him and attempting to take him down.”

Mueller noted that as he arrived at the scene, the officer had gotten on top of Fields and the suspect was “actively resisting” being placed in handcuffs. However, the video of the incident — captured by an off-duty employee of Nexstar Media Group, Inc., the parent company of NBC4 — begins in these moments and showed that officer repeatedly punched Fields in the head while Fields tried to cover himself with his hands.

WARNING: The following video contains footage that some may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.

Fields was heard repeatedly shouting that he was “sorry” in the video. Other officers then arrived and assisted in pinning him. Mueller’s report said he ordered the suspect “several times … to place his hands behind his back, turn onto his stomach, and to stop resisting,” but noted Fields “continued actively resisting our attempts to secure his hands by pulling his arms under his body and trying to roll over.”

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