California officers in viral arrest video faced prior force scrutiny

Earlier scrutiny

California police officers shown in a viral arrest video had faced scrutiny over the use of force before the incident, records cited by East Bay Times show.

Why the records matter

The earlier records add context to the officers’ histories as questions about the arrest receive public attention. They do not, by themselves, establish whether the officers violated department policy or the law in the viral video.

What remains central

The arrest video and the prior records concern police use of force. Any official findings about the conduct shown in the video would be separate from the earlier scrutiny described in the records.

East Bay Times reported the officers’ earlier history and linked its account to records concerning the scrutiny. The material available here does not identify the officers, the arrest location, the dates of the earlier incidents or the outcome of those reviews.