rside County Sherif’s deputies beating up a man in Coachella is going viral. It was captures just outside of El Valle Auto Parts. “I had this person here in my property. He was here an hour or so and […]

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A 16 second video of Riverside County Sherif’s deputies beating up a man in Coachella is going viral.

It was captures just outside of El Valle Auto Parts.

“I had this person here in my property. He was here an hour or so and he started shouting and cussing and spilling water and trying to get into my office so I knew I wasn’t going to confront him. I decided to call the cops to get him out of here,” said Marcelo Zepeda, the owner of the auto parts shop.

Zepeda says several police cars and firetrucks quickly arrived.

“I was really surprised because it was just a single person ya know, homeless, but I don’t know if they were taking precautions because you never know if he maybe had a weapon,” said Zepeda.

An official report from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department identifies

Video causes controversy over physical force used in Coachella arrest