Chattanooga police have released a video showing the aftermath of a robbery at a Hamilton Place area restaurant after another video surfaced over the weekend showing an officer chasing, tackling and arresting a suspect in front of a shopping center on Gunbarrel Road.
In the first video, initially posted to TikTok and then shared on Facebook on Saturday morning by social justice advocate Marie Mott, the officer is seen chasing and tackling a suspect before punching him one time while yelling “put your f—— hands behind your back now” repeatedly.
Another officer arrives and crouches down by the suspect and officer before a police vehicle blocks the view as the videographer turns away.
In her Facebook post, Mott wrote, “This young man is 16 years old and being chased down by a Chattanooga Police officer before being punched while detained.”
Note: The video below includes explicit language that may be offensive to some viewers.