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SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KGO) -- New developments a day after the ABC7 I-Team first showed you a video of San Rafael police officers approaching a man who had an open beer, taking him down and beating him, then charging him with felony resisting arrest.
That incident was a month ago, but now - after an I-Team report - the San Rafael police chief has placed those two officers on paid administrative leave.
The victim in this case, a man we called "Mateo," has been cleared of all charges. He and his attorneys are considering their next move, which very well may be a lawsuit.
One day after we first showed you the bodycam video of that violent struggle, that left a popular gardener from San Rafael's Canal District with a broken nose and a concussion, a police spokesperson tells ABC7 News those two officers - Daisy Mazariegos and Brandon Nail have just been placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation.