Perp Resisting Arrest Gets Beat Down By Cop, Starts Foaming At The Mouth, Investigation Opened On Cop

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Louisville Metro Police Department launched an internal investigation after bystander video of a Louisville Metro officer punching a man in the face surfaced on social media.



According to the arrest report, the incident happened around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, when Foussene Pemba, 29, was in the parking lot of the PNC Tower in downtown Louisville, “harassing people and causing a disturbance." The report also said building security attempted to escort the subject off the property and the subject became combative.



LMPD officers responded to the scene, and according to the report “attempted to put the subject in handcuffs,” but he “refused to follow instructions.” The report also said an officer tried to deploy a taser, but that didn’t work either.



An officer took Pemba to the ground, where the report said Pemba punched that officer in the face, cutting his left eye.



The video shows Pemba throw the punch, which connects, and prompts the officer to fight back. In a separate video, which was captured by the same bystander, more officers report to the scene in an attempt to subdue Pemba. According to the report, Pemba “bit one officer in the right hand and bit another officer in the right thigh/groin area. Subject also grabbed officer’s penis."