Body Cameras Capture Controversial Police Punch

Video showing a Columbus, Ohio, police officer punching a man went viral over the weekend. On Monday, the Columbus Division of Police released body worn camera video showing the incident. In the video you can see a woman who claims to be the man’s mother visibly upset with officers while recording the incident on Facebook live. Another woman then approaches officers with two children in her arms. Officer ask her to step back away from the house. A man is seen then approaching police. Officer AJ Johnson exchanges words with the man. Seconds later officer Johnson is seen hitting him.