LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- The Louisville Metro Police Department has opened an investigation into an incident caught on camera, that has since gone viral.
Jarrus Ransom was pulled over at the Kroger on Broadway on Sunday afternoon because of illegal windshield tinting, according to the arrest slip.
But less than 24 hours later he was bonded out of jail, and back at the Kroger, participating in a protest and calling for answers.
"There is two sides to every story,” Protestor George Fields said.
Police wouldn't answer questions about the incident but did release the arrest report, which details the mystery moments leading up to the punches.
In the minutes that followed, the cameras started rolling, and LMPD officers were seen pulling the suspect to the ground and then punching him.
The report said Ransom was on 26th street when police spotted his vehicle, and the windshield tinting. They pulled him over at 27th and Broadway.
When officers got to the suspect’s vehicle, they stated he was “acting very suspicious” and stated to the officer that they “did not smell marijuana.” The officers said in the report they never claimed to have smelled marijuana.
Officer said because of his behavior, they searched his car and found a soda can with pills inside. When they emptied the can and the pills fell out, according to the report, Ransom lunged at the officers in an effort to destroy the pills.
"We have a police administration that has asked its officers to perform proactive policing in west Louisville and when you perform proactive policing, incidents like this occur but when we don't release the video about what did or didn't happen as a set of facts. I think we put a disservice to the community and a disservice to the officers who were put in that situation,” Councilman David James said.
James watched the cell phone video of the moments after Ransom is pulled from the vehicle. He saw the officers punching the Ransom and said it appeared they followed protocol.
"You can see they were trying to get his arms behind him and then when his arms were behind him all of the activity stopped- it was a matter of trying to gain control of his arms”, James said.
He said the punches are a technique called "pain compliance", which forces suspects to relax their arms, so officers can put them in handcuffs.
"I can't say that it was a good stop or a good use of force because I really don't know the other half of the story,” James said.
The other half of the story, he said, is in the body cam footage which police have not released.
For now, LMPD is sticking with a statement which reads:
"Upon review of the Body Cam videos, Chief Steve Conrad has initiated a Professional Standards Unit investigation. This step by Chief Conrad is to see if any departmental policies have been violated."
Ransom is facing multiple charges including excessive tinting, resisting arrest, tampering with physical evidence, and possession of a controlled substance.
He was bailed out of jail but is expected in court on December 12.
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