Second-degree assault charges against 30-year-old Rafael Rodriguez were dropped Friday after prosecutors received a video that contradicted the arresting officer's allegations.
Video from a police cruiser camera does not show Rodriguez attacking officers John Wynkoop or Scott Wilson, as Wynkoop had claimed in a sworn statement. Wynkoop says he tried to cite Rodriguez for driving with illegal blue lights.
In the video, the officers are seen slamming Rodriguez against his car, pepper spraying him and hitting him with a police baton. One of the officers is also heard mocking Rodriguez's accented English.
A police spokesman says police have launched an internal investigation into the incident.
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