Body camera captures brawl between police and Marines: ‘No punching, Sarge!’
San Diego police officer can be seen punching a U.S. Marine Corps member who was laying on the ground, then saying he did so out of self-defense, KGTV-TV reported.
“Sir, I’m the one that punched you in the face,” the officer, identified as Sgt. Patrick Vinson, tells Lance Cpl. Robert Reginato. “The reason I hit you in the face is because you attacked us.”
The footage, taken from an unidentified officer’s body camera, was released by Reginato’s attorney, Paul Neuharth. Reginato and Cpl. Gabriel Talley, who is also represented by Neuharth, are accused of attacking officers early on Sept. 21 outside a local bar. Seconds before Vinson identifies himself, another officer can be heard telling him, “Sarge, Sarge, Sarge. No punching, Sarge!”
But Neuharth said it was police who started the brawl, and that his two clients were trying to help a man left unconscious after a separate fight when the officers pushed them away.
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