after nichols and later on when officers catch up to him, you see nichols on the ground as he s being restrained. multiple officers punch nichols several times and pepper stray him as they demand he give them his hands and all this happening as nichols calls out to his mother for help. mom! mom! mom! mom! reporter: despite the fact that officers appeared to already have hold of nichols arm the assault continues at one point you see the officer come and kick nichols in the head at least two times as if he was punting a football and then officers perceive to pass nichols around striking him with a baton and punching him in the face before he collapses and is later dragged and propped up against a police car for several minutes without having any aid
after the stop, body cam video from an officer arriving at the scene shows that nichols sounded calm as the officer approaches the scene, an officer is yelling at tyre nichols. officers then pull him out of the car. nichols responds. all right, i m on the ground. officers yell at him to lie down and threaten to tase him. put your hands behind your back. you guys are really doing a lot right now, stop. i m just trying to gho home. lay down. reporter: a struggle ensues. nichols gets up and runs and the officers chase him. a different body cam video shows some of what happens when officers catch nichols on a neighborhood street just minutes later. nichols screaming for his mother as the video shows an officer arriving at the scene. give me your hands. reporter: officers tell a nichols to give them his hands as a struggle ensues. two officers hit and kick
officers tell nichols to give them his hand as a struggle ensues on the ground. two officers hit and kick nichols as he s on the ground. mom! reporter: nichols continues calling for his mom. an officer is eventually heard yelling at nichols. a remotely operated pole-mounted police surveillance video of the neighborhood gives the clearest view of the blows. this shows officers hitting nichols at least nine times without provocation. when the camera first turns toward the scene, an officer shoves nichols hard with a knee or leg and nichols is pulled up by his shoulders and kicked in the face twice. after being pulled up into a sitting position, nichols is hit in the back with what appears to be a nightstick after being pulled to his knees, nicholls is hit again. once pulled to his feet, the video shows officers hitting nichols in the face multiple
two officers hit and kick nichols as he is on the ground. mom! reporter: nichols continues calling for his mom. an officer is heard yelling at nichols. i m going to [ bleep ] out of you. reporter: a police surveillance video in the neighborhood gives the clearest view of the blows. this shows officers hitting nichols at least nine times without visible provocation. when the camera first turns towards the scene an officer shoves nichols hard to the pavement with a knee or leg. nichols is pulled up by his shoulders and kicked in the face twice. after being pulled up into a sitting position, nichols is hit in the back with what appears to be a nightstick after being pulled to his knees, nichols is hit again. once pulled his feet, the video shows officers hitting nichols in the face multiple times while his hands are restrained behind his body, after which he falls to his knees.
i m on the ground. reporter: officers yell at him to lie down and threaten to tase him. put your hands behind your back. you guys are really doing a lot right now. lay down! i m just trying to go home. lay down. reporter: a struggle ensues. nichols gets up and runs and the officers chase him. a different body cam video shows some of what happens when officers catch nichols on a neighborhood street just minutes later. nichols screaming for his mother as the video shows an officer arriving at the scene. give me your hands. reporter: officers tell nichols to give them his as a struggle ensues on the ground. you want to get sprayed again. reporter: two officers hit and kick nichols while he s on the ground. mom! reporter: nichols continues calling for his mom. an officer is eventually heard yelling at nichols. trying to us. he s reporter: a pole-mounted surveillance video shows the