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Cobb police respond to controversial arrest video

The video shows an officer striking a man several times. But police said there's far more to the story.

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A video shared with 11Alive shows what one viewer believes is police brutality - but the Cobb County Police Department is pushing back.

According to the person who recorded the video through their rear-view mirror, it happened at a gas station in Cobb when an officer asked for a man's license. It then shows the man being ripped out of the vehicle and being punched by an officer.

Cobb County police, however, say that the officers were making a routine traffic stop and that the man made suspicious movements. The officers also said the man tried to escape and refused to comply

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