LAPD Officers Accused of Excessive Force at Atwater Village Halloween Party

screenshot from the video via NBCLA.

An investigation is underway after a videotape of an altercation outside an Atwater Village home was revealed on Wednesday.

The two-minute video begins after the owner of the house, Danny Moran, was arrested for allegedly assaulting the officers. While the responding officers await backup, a party guest asks why Moran was arrested. The discussion gets heated and before long, the officer wields his baton.

"When I tell you to back off, you back off," scolded the sergeant. "I told you to relax," Moran responded. "You back off," said the sergeant, according to the video.

Moran and his wife presented the video at a news conference Wednesday with their attorney, according to L.A. Now. Moran claims that officers struck him with their batons without provocation.

An LAPD Internal Affairs Division is investigating the incident.

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By Andy Sternberg in News on June 9, 2011 9:30 AM

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khagler

The "investigation" will inevitably conclude that the cops acted within department policy. On the positive side, the DA will probably decide not to bother prosecuting Moran for repeatedly hitting the cops in the batons with his face.

The Ugly American

Why do people think they can get away with having these kinds of obnoxiously loud parties without their neighbors calling the cops?

I don't care if your uncle just got out of jail ...YOUR BREAKING THE NOISE ORDINANCE ASSHOLE.

Pull some money out of your fucking loser wallet and rent a hall like everyone else.

krammark

I'm so glad these people are pursuing this. Some of these cops are way out of line. Obviously the people have turned down the music (since it doesn't sound in the video). After that these cops have no business being there terrorizing this family.