Seattle Police Caught Beating Leo Etherly Caught On Dashcam (Video)

Video of Seattle Police choking and beating Hit and Run suspect – Leo Etherly has been released and is causing a major stir. Etherly as well as his attorneys say that the Seattle Police have been trying to keep the footage from public view.

Officers Faust, Chin and Campbell were the men involved in the beating. Seattle police spokesman Sgt. Sean Whitcomb said the officers use of force was in response to Leo’s resistance.

“The officer’s trying to have a physical control over the man’s arm, but he doesn’t want to be held by the officer,” he said. “They made efforts to use a minimal, very unintrusive amount of force to de-escalate the situation, to calm things down.”

Leo was said to have suffered serious injury including an orbital floor fracture to his left eye where surgery may be necessary. Leo also appears to have suffered permanent vertical double vision as a result of being struck twice in the face.

Although police said Etherly was uncooperative and spat on the arresting officer, King County prosecutors have declined to file charges on that or the initial Hit and Run.

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