In the footage from the released videos, on January 4, 2017, Muhaymin is seen carrying a small dog without a leash and appears to be having a dispute with a staff member inside the community center. Muhaymin is heard telling the staff member and the responding officers that the animal is a service dog. But the staff member is heard telling police that the dog bit some of his employees and needs to be kept on a leash.After escorting Muhaymin with his dog out of the facility, the officers inform him that he’s under arrest for an outstanding warrant and instruct him to put down his dog. The instruction seems to agitate him, at which point a scuffle ensues with the officers. Muhaymin refuses to let go of the dog, telling the officers, “please, call my sister first” as he struggles with them. The police advise him during the altercation to stop fighting. After officers successfully subdue him after several attempts, Muhaymin becomes ill and police say on the tape that he is vomiting once he is on the ground. The officers call for medical assistance and attempt to resuscitate the man multiple times after he becomes unresponsive. “I don’t think he’s breathing,” one officer says. “I don’t feel a pulse.” The Phoenix Police Department on Thursday identified the officers involved in the incident as Oswald Grenier, Jason Hobel, Ronaldo Canilao, David Head, Susan Heimbigner, Kevin McGowan, James Clark, Dennis Leroux, Ryan Nielsen and supervisor Steven Wong. The officers each have between 12 and 23 years of experience. Sgt. Howard of the Phoenix Police Department told ABC News the four primary officers who had the most contact with Muhaymin were, as standard practice, placed on immediate paid leave following the incident. All officers have since returned to duty, Howard said.
Source: ABC
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