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Daytona Beach Police Officer Strikes Suspect With Tennis Racket Caught on Camera

The suspect was carrying the tennis racket before the officer took it away from him.

Daytona Beach Police Officer Joshua Martin strikes suspect Richard O’Donnell in the head with tennis racket as police dog bites him in controversial case.

Newly released body camera images show a Daytona Beach officer striking a suspect with a tennis racket after the suspect began beating a K-9 during an arrest earlier this year, according to the police department.

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Video from an officer’s body camera that was recently released by the Daytona Beach Police Department is raising questions about excessive force. In the video, a police officer is seen hitting a man in the head with a tennis racket while a police K-9 is biting the suspect. The video appears to show a police officer making an arrest in early April in response to a report of a burglary at a car dealership at 451 N Nova Rd.

Source: FOX 35 Orlando

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