TN Cops Who Beat Black Man During Arrest Under Investigation: Reports

OAKLAND, TN — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is opening a probe into the brutal arrest of a Black man by Oakland police officers, according to multiple reports.

The man, identified as Brandon Calloway, was arrested in his home in Oakland, about 40 miles east of Memphis. A family member captured video of the arrest, which has circulated on social media.

The video starts with police entering the home with one officer swinging a baton as he walks through the door. Another officer has a stun gun drawn.

Police chased Calloway into an upstairs den, where the officer swung his baton again. As police chase him, a woman can be heard yelling, "Stop hitting him!"

Calloway then ran downstairs into another room, and a third officer appears in the video.

"Why are you chasing and hitting him?" the woman asks. "He has no weapons."

The three officers subdue Calloway in the second room, where one officer restrains him and another hits him with the baton, the video shows. The stun gun can be heard being discharged during the struggle.

The video then shows Calloway emerging from the room with a bloody face before being arrested.

The incident began when officers said Calloway refused to pull over for a traffic stop and drove to the house instead, according to NBC News. Police accused Calloway of running a stop sign and going 32 mph in a 20 mph zone.

Andrew Wharton, Calloway's attorney, told FOX 13 an officer put his knee on Calloway's neck area during the arrest.

Wharton disputed the allegations against Calloway and told WREG Memphis the arrest was "retaliatory" and "vindictive."

Calloway was making a DoorDash delivery when he was confronted and was unarmed during the “animalistic assault,” Wharton told the TV station.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Oakland Police Department did not immediately return inquiries from Patch.