FORT PIERCE — The Fort Pierce Police Department has released body camera footage after a video shared on social media showed officers involved in a physical altercation with a homeless man beneath the South Bridge.
In a statement, the department said the video circulating online shows only a portion of the encounter and does not include the events leading up to officers’ use of force. To provide additional context, police released body-worn camera footage along with independent video of the incident.
According to the department, officers witnessed 42-year-old Justin Ikeler physically assaulting an adult woman at about 11:47 a.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of Seaway Drive…