A Baltimore police officer has been put on paid leave after he was filmed repeatedly punching a man and knocking him to the ground

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• A Baltimore police officer was put on paid leave on Saturday after a recording surfaced showing him repeatedly punching a man during a confrontation.
• The recording lasts about 30 seconds, and the city's interim police commissioner said the video "deeply disturbed" him.
• Warren Brown, an attorney for the man who was knocked down, identified his client as 26-year-old DaShawn McGrier.
• Brown said his client faces charges for assaulting the officer, whom he identified as Arthur Williams, in June — charges McGrier is contesting in court.

A Baltimore police officer was put on paid leave on Saturday after a video surfaced online showing him repeatedly punching a man and knocking him down over steps on a sidewalk during a confrontation.

The recording lasts about 30 seconds, and the city's interim police commissioner said the video "deeply disturbed" him.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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