York, PA - York City Police plan to hold a news conference Thursday morning about their investigation into a YouTube video that some have said depicts police brutality.
Police said they will not comment on the investigation's findings until the event, set to start at 9 a.m. at York City Hall.
In the shaky, grainy video, it appears that several York City Police officers are taking a suspect -- later identified as Alfredo Montanez Jr. -- into custody. At one point, Montanez, 27, hands cuffed behind his back, turns away from the camera and something happens.
York City Police Chief Wes Kahley said earlier this month that police "really don't know what happened at this point" and are investigating.
Montanez's lawyer, Clarence Allen, maintains the police officer "violently" struck his client.
According to charging documents, police responded to the 700 block of East Market Street at 2:22 a.m. Aug. 6 for a report of a man with a gun outside.
Police began chasing Montanez, and during the chase, a gun fell from his waistband, police said. Officers then stunned him with a Taser. When they searched him, they found a small rock of what appeared to be crack cocaine in his pocket, along with a small packet containing marijuana, according to charging documents.
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