threatening a gas station clerk in a nearby town. the sheriff says when officers located him, he was cooperative at first and then got violent and tried to attack the officers. we ve all seen the video. i don t believe that the excessive amount of force that was used would be justified if my client did in fact spit on someone. i believe it was above and beyond what the officers were trained do and what they should have done in this situation. reporter: police say worchester refused medical treatment but taken to the hospital as a precaution. he is facing charges including assault, battery and resisting arrest. he is now out of jail on $15,000 bond. there were mufflltiple abrass to his face, scratches. he complained of pain to his head, was only able to sleep on one side because of injurieses to the other side. reporter: and the sheriff says that the three officers involved were not wearing body cameras but he did see dash cam video. and what he saw does not
i m okay. that video is disturbing to watch, but let s talk about what is the procedure. what s okay. what s not. the officials say the suspect officially threaten a gas station clerk in the neighboring town and he was initially cooperative been any attacked officers. any of that video justified based on the information we have so far in your years as an officer? no. the short answer is absolutely not. i mean, i think it s important that we allow the investigation to play out before we start condemning police officers. however, based on the video and then the charges that had been brought, i can t see any way that you could justify those officers actions. even with his level of i think you re right. the investigation should play out, but it s certainly
in which a suspect is beat in that fashion. we saw a glimpse of that. it is under investigation. reporter: police say the man in the video is 27-year-old randall war chester of goose creek, south carolina. an attorney says war chester was wanted for allegedly threatening a gas station clerk in a nearby town. when officers located him he was cooperative at first, then got violent and tried to attack the officers. we ve all seen the video. i don t believe the excessive amount of force that was used would be justified if my client did, in fact, spit on someone. i believe it was above and beyond what the officers were trained to do and what they should have done in that situation. reporter: police say warchester refused medical treatment but was taken to the hospital as a precaution. he s facing numerous charges including assault, battery, and resisting arrest. warchester is now out of jail on $15,000 bond. there were multiple abrasions to his face, scratches.
said it was not consistent with the training that they received. it is reprehensible conduct. in which a suspect is beaten in that fashion? we have seen a glimpse and it is now under investigation. they say worchester was wanted for allegedly threatening a gas station clerk in a nearby town. we have all seen the video. there is an excessive amount of force that was used and it would not be justified if my clients did in fact spit on someone. i believe that was above and beyond what the officers were trained to do and what they should ve done in that situation. reporter: they say he refused medical treatment and