A viral video showing officers punching and taking down a 17-year-old this weekend sparked widespread claims on social media that federal immigration agents were involved. But Anaheim police say the men in the video were undercover officers arresting a wanted smash-and-grab suspect.
The video shows the 17-year-old suspect attempting to carjack a vehicle before being punched and taken down. The confrontation happened on Friday in Lynwood, where angry witnesses who thought the officers were ICE agents shouted as the takedown unfolded.
According to Anaheim police, the teen was the final outstanding suspect in a violent jewelry store robbery in the Anaheim Hills last month…