- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is
investigating two of its deputies
after body-camera footage showed a woman
being thrown to the ground.
- Yeah, the department says, the officers
were attempting to detain a couple of suspected--
a couple suspected of robbing a grocery store.
While the man was being handcuffed,
the woman recorded the video.
A warning, this video does show some concerning content.
- [INAUDIBLE]
- Yeah.
- No, you can't touch me. - Stop.
- You can't touch me.
- Stop. [INAUDIBLE]
[HORNS HONKING]
- [SCREAMS]
- Get down on the ground. - What are you--
- Get on the ground!
- It's already on YouTube-- - Stop.
- --Live. [INAUDIBLE]
- I don't give--
stop.
[BLEEP] Stop or you're--
- Stop.
- --going to get punched in the face.
- If you punch me, and you're going to-- you're going
to get sued, too.
You already got sued. I got it--
- [INAUDIBLE]
- --on camera. - Stop.
- I got it on-- - Turn around.
- --camera.
Get your neck off my-- off my--
I can't breathe!
- Hey, we're in a fight at the [INAUDIBLE]..
- I can't breathe. There's no fight.
- Stop.
- You threw me down to the ground.
Stop manhandling me!
I didn't do nothing.
You threw me down!
Call the commander!
- [INAUDIBLE] sister.
- Call the commander.
- Come on, man.
- Hands behind your back.
- Call the commander.
Stop twisting my arm!
- Put your hands behind your back.
- I [INAUDIBLE].
- [INAUDIBLE]
- The couple were cited and released, although it's not
clear what they were cited for.
Authorities say that both deputies
have been reassigned from field duty
pending this investigation.