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One Lafayette police officer has been placed on administrative leave and two others have been pulled from regular patrol following an aggressive arrest of a juvenile that was captured on at least four bystander videos.
Interim Police Chief Scott Morgan has ordered an immediate investigation after viewing video footage of the incident that happened Saturday in the parking lot of a bowling alley, according to a Sunday statement from the Police Department.
In one video, a police officer appears to punch a young man, who activists say is a Black 16-year-old, while other officers pin him to the ground outside Acadiana Lanes bowling alley.
The teen was arrested and booked on counts of interference, resisting arrest and battery of an officer, according to Lafayette police spokesperson Sgt. Wayne Griffin. The teen was released to his parents soon after the arrest.