“Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Wednesday ordered an investigation into the arrest of a college student after disturbing footage emerged showing the bloodied, young black man being detained by Alcoholic Beverage Control enforcement agents.
Video of the arrest shows blood dripping down the face of a man identified as Martese Johnson, while some bystanders try to point out to Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control agents that the 20-year-old was injured.
“What are y’all doing?” one person is heard yelling to the agents. “Yo, his head is bleeding!”
Governor Terry McAuliffe on Wednesday asked for an independent investigation into the arrest, Brian Coy, spokesperson for the the governor, told BuzzFeed News.
The Virginia Department of Alcohol Beverage Control also told BuzzFeed News the agents involved in the arrest have been assigned administrative duties during the review.
“Governor McAuliffe is concerned by the reports of this incident and has asked the Secretary of Public Safety to initiate an independent Virginia State Police investigation into the use of force in this matter,” the governor’s office said in a written statement.”
Read more here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/salvadorhernandez/university-of-virginia-martese-johnson-arrest#.akd6pOxjg
Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/AnaKasparian) of The Young Turks discuss.
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