Video shows BSO deputy kicking man violently during arrest

A Broward Sheriff’s Office arrest captured on cellphone video is now the subject of an internal affairs investigation after the man taken into custody accused deputies of using excessive force.

Jeremyah Taylor, 22, was arrested Wednesday in Pompano Beach on two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer and one count of resisting an officer. Deputies said they were investigating a shooting when Taylor approached them and refused to follow commands, leading to a takedown by five deputies.

Video recorded by neighbors shows deputies forcing Taylor to the ground and restraining him. Taylor, who was released from jail Thursday, went directly to Broward Health, where he said doctors told him he had a minor head injury and bruising…

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