3 Arkansas officers suspended after video captures beating

kj thank you very much in development right now three

officers

in

arkansas

under investigation after a violent arrest of a south carolina man was caught on camera we want to warn you that what you are about to see is disturbing. NBC's blaine alexander has the latest, well, The

video

itself is less than a minute, but it shows a violent encounter between three

officers

and a suspect. Now, in a statement, the mayor of that Arkansas city says that he was shocked and disgusted by what he saw in the

video

and we have to warn. It is disturbing to see that video, it is the shocking video that has been viewed millions of times this morning.

Arkansas State Police are investigating a violent arrest that was caught on camera. According to state police, two Crawford County sheriff's deputies and a mulberry appear in the video. Police officer, the video appears to show them restraining a man during an altercation and punching him repeatedly and kneeing him in the head and body and at one point one of the officers appears to slam the man's head into the ground several times. The incident took place on Sunday. In the morning outside a convenience store, at the end of the video, one of the officers appears to be pointing at the camera all day.

Police had been searching for the suspect identified as Randall Worter, 27, of South Carolina, after he allegedly spit. at a store employee and made what officers called terroristic threats in a nearby city, although it is unclear what happened before the video began. Worster was quickly transported to an area hospital and was later released and taken into custody. His condition is unclear. facing a host of charges including assault, resisting arrest and refusal to appear, all three officers involved have been

suspended

in statement, Crawford County Sheriff says in part I hold all my employees accountable for their actions and will take action in this matter, a statement from Mulberry Police says the department will take appropriate action upon conclusion of the investigation and state police say once their investigation is complete they will turn the case over to the county attorney to determine whether they will be brought before charges.