Police Officer Caught On Camera Slamming Arrestee To The Ground

A New Mexico City police officer was caught on camera slamming a man to the ground during an arrest.

In the video taken by a bystander, a Tucumcari police officer can be seen arresting 43-year-old Pete Apodaca in the parking lot of Lowes Grocery.

The video gave way to a mass outcry from netizens since Saturday, after it went viral on the internet.

Pete was reportedly pulled over for a traffic stop and arrested for driving with a license revoked for a previous DUI.

The video shows Pete in handcuffs as officers try to put him in the back seat of a cruiser when he appears to be trying to make a run.

The officer in question quickly grabbed him, lifted him up, and slammed him to the ground.

Pete’s wife Vanessa Apodaca spoke to KRQE saying that the officers used excessive force. She said her husband suffered fractured ribs and also possibly broke his collarbone during the incident.

She wants the officer involved to be off the streets.

"If he doesn’t know how to handle a situation – that kind of a situation – what is he going to do if something bigger happens, with somebody else," said Vanessa.

"How is he going to handle that, just body slam everybody that comes across him?"

The officer has not been publicly identified but is reported to be still working. Tucumcari Police said they are conducting an internal investigation and said they will take appropriate action against the officer if it is proven that he has violated their policies or the law.

Pete’s criminal history includes convictions for DWI, breaking and entering, aggravated battery, and criminal damage to property.

After Saturday’s incident, his charges include battery upon a peace officer and two counts of resisting an officer.

In another incident, a Baltimore police officer has been charged with murder after the medical examiner's declared the death of his 15-year-old stepson as a homicide.

The officer, identified as Eric Banks Jr. was charged with murder on Tuesday, July 13, for the death of the teen, Dasan Jones, after the death was found to have occurred by asphyxiation.

On July 6, Jones was found dead in the attic of the property owned by Banks. The teen had injuries to his neck, face, and mouth. Investigators also found the teen’s bloody clothes in a dresser drawer.

Banks was initially arrested on charges of first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, disarming a law officer, resisting arrest, and failure to obey a lawful order. He was charged with murder after the autopsy results revealed the death as a homicide.