‘Always wanted to be in a bar fight..’ says police officer after pinning black man to ground

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ANI, the Canton Police Department released the footage on Wednesday, capturing the death of Frank E. Tyson, a 53-year-old resident of East Canton. In the video, officers arrive at the scene and confront Frank E.

Tyson, trying to arrest him. The footage shows the officers pinning Tyson down as he repeatedly states that he is struggling to breathe. During the encounter, one of the officers restrains Tyson by pressing his knee on the back of Tyson's upper body, which prompts Tyson to repeatedly say, “I can't breathe." The struggle with the officers continues as they attempt to bring him into custody.

The video shows that after Frank E. Tyson's last words, there was a period of over five minutes where he lay motionless on the floor before police checked for a pulse, according to a report by WKYC. In the footage, a police officer is heard boasting about how he had always wanted to be in a "bar fight," referencing one of the patrons at the establishment.

The incident happened on April 18 when two officers were dispatched to an AMVETS post on Sherrick Road Southeast in Canton Township. Police reported that Tyson ran to this location after crashing his car near the eastern boundary of the city of Canton. ANI reported, the department identified the officers involved as Beau Schoenegge and Camden Burch of the traffic bureau.

Both were placed on paid administrative leave, per department policy, with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation currently conducting an inquiry into the case, reported WKYC. Authorities first addressed the incident last Friday, explaining that officers were dispatched to a report of a single-vehicle crash in the 1700 block of Sherrick Road Southeast at approximately 8:15 p.m. Upon arrival, officers found