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Oklahoma City’s police are reviewing an officer’s conduct after James Heidebrecht was handcuffed and dragged face-down.
Oklahoma City’s police are currently reviewing the conduct of an officer after James Heidebrecht was arrested, handcuffed and dragged face-down in Will Rogers World Airport on Feb. 20.
Oklahoma City's police are currently reviewing the conduct of an officer after James Heidebrecht was arrested, handcuffed and dragged face-down in Will Rogers World Airport on Feb. 20, according to the Associated Press.
The 53 year-old was shoved while shouting at an officer, before a scuffle broke out. The footage shows police officers telling the man, Heidebrecht, to get on his stomach and put his hands behind his back, before a struggle breaks out, ending in him being handcuffed and dragged across the floor, while shouting.
Heidebrecht was arrested following a "disturbance at a security check point," according to the Oklahoma City Police Department, said ABC News. He was allegedly trying to pass security to speak to Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich.
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A spokesman for the Oklahoma City Police, Dexter Nelson, told ABC News, "The gentleman had some mental discord. He was claiming to be the head of the CIA. He claimed he was head of the Green Berets. He claimed a lot of things. He was not in a normal state of mind. Communication with him was not going well."
Officers used a Taser to subdue Heidebrecht.
The Oklahoman reported that at least one of the police officers is under investigation for conduct pertaining to the case. An investigative report to see if any laws were broken during the arrest will be forwarded to the district attorney, according to a police news release. Sgt. Joseph McMahon was the only officer named in the press release.
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Here is a clip of the incident, courtesy of the AP: