OAKLAND — An Oakland police officer has been suspended for apparently kicking a suspect whom other officers had restrained on the ground.
The Friday morning incident occurred after a car chase that continued on foot. It was filmed by a KNTV news helicopter.
The officer, whose name has not been released, scuffled with the man in a backyard, but the suspect won the fight and continued to run, according to Oakland Police Chief Richard Word.
Other officers subdued the man soon after. In the video, he appears to be flailing and kicking the restraining officers when the officer he originally fought runs up and kicks him.
