the police arrived at a house 80 miles northeast of los angeles to serve a search warrant. according to police, they made contact with a male who took off in a car, driving at high speed until the car became disabled. he then fled on foot until he found a better mode of transportation. he allegedly stole a horse from a man in the area continuing for miles into the rocky terrain, being trailed by deputies and off road vehicles on to the and in helicopters. when they caught up with him, a knbc news chopper was there to record what went down. here s the deputy chasing him. the deputy fell down. oh, he shot him with the taser. suspect being tased, suspect being tased. at this point, the sound cuts out as you see the deputies begin to beat on the suspect.
this video evidence will obviously have an impact on the future court case. i think this radically changes the way the case will be presented to the court. normally jurors are left only with the viewpoint of the police officer. they tend to be sympathetic to police officers but in a case like this of course, watching the video of this man being shot in the back maybe as many as five times and then the officer handcuffing him behind his back. you can imagine the pain that scott was in as he was on the ground dying and then the officer pulls his arms behind his back and handcuffs him. it almost looks like torture. yes. that s a valid point. if convict ed the former officer could face life in prison or the death penalty. a new video from california appears to show deputies beating a suspect for nearly two minutes straight. this video was shot from a news
officer. i can t imagine him doing something that it s just not like him. that s not his character. reporter: the 33-year-old was promptly fired and is now being held in isolation, only able to receive visitors over video link like this one. i have two step children and one on the way. reporter: the sheriff tells cnn suicide would be a concern in a case like this so slager s mental health is being closely monitored as he is investigated for murder. as for the scott family the next two days are going to be especially difficult for them emotionally. this evening at 5:00 there will be a wake for scott, his funeral will be tomorrow at 11:00. jake? jason carroll in north charleston thank you so much. more shocking footage of police using what critics call excessive force. the sheriff in san bernardino county california has ordered an internal investigation after a tv crew captured deputies beating a man. this is the view from a news
65 miles per hour or faster. and it s the arizona department of public safety s job to make sure commuters avoid its daily hazards. according to officer jeremy perry. as a patrol motor officer, most of my calls are what i deal relation, whether it s traffic stops, collisions, motorists helping individuals that are broken down on the freeway. november 16, 2011. during rush hour on the 101 loop a car is clipped by another vehicle, hits the wall and flips. the driver is okay. but her two small dogs in the car get spooked and bolt in opposite directions. one of them a shih tzu called muffin, is caught on a news chopper. every stride she takes could be her last. officer perry is among the first to arrive at the accident. the sergeant that was on
and deejay sitting in the vip section. they stopped letting people downstairs because they wanted to start filling in the bleachers. and they all wanted to get down into the field, which was packed with people. and there are only a few access points where people could get through. and then so many people just started pushing, and you know, it just kept getting more dense and tighter and everybody s getting more squished. so, people just started climbing over the fences. almost imperceptibly, an orderly situation takes a dangerous shift. a local news chopper captures it all from the air. people in the crowd that i was standing with was saying bum rush the gates. that s when i picked up my camera, because when i saw the thing start happening, i started shooting it. within seconds, the crowd breaches the barriers and rushes over the tops of tents that cover concession stands on the main floor. stop now!