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The raw, unedited footage obtained by CNN includes bodycam videos supplied to Muhaymin's family through litigation. It brings to light several revealing moments that are not included in bodycam footage already released by the city, including how the officers speak about Muhaymin and his dog while he is in the restroom, out of earshot.
The footage also shows that the officers suspected that Muhaymin had mental health issues.
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The city in the document says Muhaymin "tensed up, thrashed about, pushed and kicked at officers."
Although Muhaymin appears in the videos to at times resist being cuffed — tensing up his arms or refusing to offer up his hands, for instance — none of the footage shows him kicking or punching any officers. Officers stated that Muhaymin "did not attempt to kick, bite, slap or otherwise harm the officers but that he was 'passive aggressive' and resisting arrest," according to the medical examiner's report.
Nor do the recordings show officers kicking or punching Muhaymin, though at one point an officer's elbow strikes his shoulder.
But the videos show several officers putting their weight on Muhaymin for several minutes at a time as he screams and groans.
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Even though police and witnesses later said Muhaymin did not become physically violent during the encounter, the authorities initially told local media outlets that Muhaymin had committed "assault" against an officer and an employee.
"When did they ever retract those statements?" Chami said, referring to the police. "They never did."
Chami said he would like to see the criminal investigation reopened, as was done recently in Colorado, where the governor in late June ordered a new examination into the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died from a heart attack shortly after police put him in a chokehold.
n attorney representing the officers in Muhaymin's case declined to comment.
The Portland Police Bureau said that Marquise Love, 25, was charged with felony Assault II, Riot and Coercion after he and his attorney coordinated his surrender with detectives and the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office.The suspect had previously posted claims on social media that he was "only fighting".
"I am pleased the suspect in this case turned himself in and appreciate all of the efforts to facilitate this safe resolution," said Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell. "Thank you to all of the members of the public who have provided information and tips to our investigators. Your assistance is very much appreciated."
Love, a 25-year-old who identified himself on Facebook as an armed airport security guard, was booked into Portland's Multnomah County jail early Friday morning, law enforcement records show. He faces felony charges of aggravated assault, coercion and rioting. The lead indictment is a high-level assault charge, a class B felony, for which Love's bail was set at $250,000. Bail on the other charges was $5,000 each.
Police had been looking for Love since Tuesday, after failing to persuade him to turn himself in. The suspect reportedly posted messages under the name 'Daddy Keese' on social media Thursday, begging for money and denying wrongdoing. "Might go to jail for murder tonight for a racist when all I did was fight him," Love said. "Look it up on Twitter. Put money on my books and come see me."
Love might want to seek legal counsel before running with an "all I did was fight him" defense. Videos posted on social media Sunday showed a man identified as Love striking the alleged victim, Adam Haner, from behind after he was pulled from his truck and surrounded by a group of Black Lives Matter protesters. With Haner sitting dazed in the street, the man identified as Love takes a running kick at the man's head, knocking him unconscious.
Lightfoot said: "I'm not going to make any excuses for the fact that, given the threats I have personally received, given the threats to my home and my family, I'm going to do everything I can to make sure they're protected."See also:
In recent days, Lightfoot's city has been overwhelmed by incidents of looting. On Aug. 10, Chicago officials made the decision to raise bridges to the city's downtown in an attempt to prevent looting from occurring in the city's center. One jewelry and gift shop owner told the Chicago Tribune that city officials "have to get a hold of the city again." As she stood in front of her business, with its windows smashed, she said, "I feel like we are under attack and under siege."
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