SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A video circulating online has sparked controversy over San Diego Police Department officers’ tactics during an arrest in the Southcrest neighborhood Saturday night, prompting a use-of-force complaint investigation.
The approximately 90-second video shows officers taking a man to the ground and punching him several times in the face and head. At one point, an officer’s knee can be seen on the man’s neck.
Police said they responded to a domestic violence disturbance call where the man was reportedly blocking and striking a car in a driveway with a person inside. Officers were told the man was armed with a sharp object…