Los Angeles Police Department Investigates If Excessive Force Was Applied In Jaxon Hayes Arrest
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The video of a body camera carried by a Los Angeles Police officer proved that a stun gun was used in the arrest of NBA player Jaxon Hayes on July 28.
In the recording, which was released by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), An officer was observed briefly pressing a knee to Hayes’s neck as the New Orleans Pelicans player yelled that he couldn’t breathe.
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The LAPD posted on social media a video of almost 15 minutes with the whole case of Haynes which includes calls to 911 as well as recordings from various body cameras of the police officers.
At 3 a.m. on July 28, officers went to Hayes’ home, in the Woodlands Hills neighborhood, in response to a phone call from his girlfriend’s cousin to 911.
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Cousin said Hayes’ girlfriend had sent him text messages stating that the player was violent and that she was scared.
Hayes, who was not armed, began to argue after the agents did not allow him to enter their home, so a fight started when the officers tried to handcuff him.
Hayes was detained on charges of resisting arrest
The basketball player He was detained on charges of resisting arrest after being evaluated for minor injuries in a hospital.
Last Friday, Hayes’ attorney, Mark Baute, reported that the New Orleans Pelicans pivot was at his home in Ohio exercising and preparing for the next season.
The LAPD, in its Force Investigation Division, continues with the investigations of the case due to a possibility that excess force occurred when an official submitted with the knee to the player’s neck.
Los Angeles police presented the case to prosecutors, who have not yet decided whether to press charges.
A police officer was injured in the elbow when Hayes pushed him against a wall.
The authorities had announced that the basketball player’s girlfriend had refused to cooperate in the investigation.
The 6-foot-11, 220-pound Hayes was selected eighth in the 2019 Texas draft and is the son of former NFL tight end Jonathan Hayes, who was a former player for Kansas City and Pittsburgh.
Since George Floyd’s death in 2020, there has been increased concern of police violence against blacks, in addition to using excessive force that can restrict a person’s breathing.
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