Come here. Got him. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> Only Cams provides body cam footage for transparency and educational purposes only. A video out of Akron, Ohio is quickly gaining attention online after a controversial encounter between police officers and a suspect. The man, later identified as 31-year-old Dante Austin, first came to police attention after a caller reported a fight involving a man and a woman in a parking lot. When officers arrived at the scene, what unfolded next was all captured on body camera. >> Hey, what's up, man? >> I stay here. >> All right. >> My house. My house. My house. >> Your house? >> Yeah. My car. It's my house. What you mean what's going on? You know what's going on. >> What's all the blood on you? >> Ain't nobody blood on me. Hey, yeah. >> All right, man. You with him? All right, dude. Turn around for me. >> Who called you? >> Turn around for me, man. >> I'm at home. >> Hey. You're not free to go. Come here. >> Come here, man. I'm at home. >> Stop. Come here, man. Come here. I GOT YOU. GOT HIM. PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. >> I DIDN'T DO [ __ ] >> PUT your hands behind your back. Put your hands behind your back. >> Don't ever grab my leg. Don't ever grab my leg. >> Hold on. >> I didn't do [ __ ] I didn't do [ __ ] >> Keep your hand behind your back. >> No. >> Keep your Keep your hand behind your back. Stop. >> I ain't doing nothing. >> Stop. >> I know I know I know I know I know I know I know. >> Start 20. >> I'm sorry. Sorry. Please. I'll stay right here. Taser deployed. >> Please. I'm on my people. >> 42, can you get started? >> I swear. >> You want to roll over? >> Why did you roll over man? >> Why did you roll over? >> I didn't. >> Roll over. >> I didn't do no [ __ ] >> Roll over. Sit him up. >> I was just chilling. In my house. IN MY HOUSE. THIS IS MY HOUSE. >> WHY ARE YOU RUNNING MAN? >> I said right there. >> Okay, why did you take off? We were just trying to talk to >> I was scared. Bro, listen. I stayed right there. >> You did. >> Ow. I [snorts] ain't drunk. I don't Nobody else called you. I called you. I called you. I called you. >> Here, you going to be able to walk to our cruiser man? >> You want to keep tasing me? >> Yeah, but you ain't got to >> You think that [ __ ] hurt? >> WELL, DON'T RUN MAN. >> I didn't run. >> Why are you moving man? Is you going to cooperate? >> I'm going to cooperate. >> You going to cooperate? >> Hell yeah. Hell yeah. >> You going to get tased again if you don't stop. >> Chill. Chill. I'm telling you I stayed right here. I didn't do no [ __ ] We called I called you. I CALLED YOU. >> WHY ARE YOU RUNNING MAN? >> OW. OW. I DIDN'T DO nothing to her. She called you. >> You You've been drinking today man? >> No. >> You smell like it. >> No, she threw some [ __ ] bottle on me. I ain't even close drinking. >> Sir, sit up. Sit up. Is this your watch man? >> I was at home. Bro, I've been at home. I've been at home the whole day. I've been right here on this porch. I've been right here. All day. I swear I've been at home. All day. >> I know, we're at home. >> Right here. >> Is this your watch man? Car did you copy our traffic? >> I'm good. >> Hey partner, we got an L coming. >> Can you take me home? >> Oh, man. We're going to sit you back on the ground if you're not going to cooperate. >> I am. I'm cooling. >> 26, do you want to let me know if he's cooperating? >> I ain't going nowhere. >> He is highly intoxicated. >> Chill out. Chill out. Chill out. >> Chill. Chill. Chill. Chill. Chill. Chill. It's me. >> 26, do you need a 42? >> Will you stop? >> Stop, man. >> I am. I'm cooling. Chill man. >> No, we got one here. >> All right, just a supervisor. One happy ending. >> I ain't chilling. >> Stop, man. >> I ain't doing no [ __ ] >> Stop. >> Who are you talking to? >> I'm talking to you. >> Why? >> Because you're moving. No, he's not going to cooperate. >> me. >> If you can walk back to our cruiser, we'll get you up and get you back. But if you're not going to cooperate, we're just >> I'm cooperating. I don't got no drugs. I ain't do nothing. I called y'all. >> You're going to be good. >> I swear I called y'all. I called y'all. Whatever. Whatever. I didn't do no [ __ ] I called y'all. >> Quit. Has he been out here all day like this? He live over here? You're going to get tased again. >> I Okay. I do. I stay here. My My lease is here. My That's my house. I ain't doing nothing. You asked me to stop, I did. Right? >> No, you didn't. You took off running. And then you tried to fight. Yeah, CUZ YOU TOOK OFF RUNNING. AND THEN YOU WANTED TO FIGHT. >> NO. You pulled up like I was a criminal. You ain't even ask me nothing. >> told you to turn around for me to try to figure out what was going on. >> ask me nothing. >> Stop. >> You What you say? What you say? >> "Turn around for me." >> You did not. >> And you took off running. >> Okay, let's go. >> Now go sit on your white brain. >> You lying. We got a recorder. >> Yeah, and we're going to stop. >> Stop. >> You don't dare ask me [ __ ] >> I asked you to turn around. >> You don't ask me [ __ ] You don't ask me [ __ ] You don't even say [ __ ] to me. You don't even say [ __ ] This is my ass. I ain't lying to you, you. I ain't lying to you about nothing. I ain't lying to you. My [ __ ] took my car. Trying to be weird. I came home. I bought my people some brews. I still I had a car. >> You ready You going to cooperate with us, man? Stand up. >> I'm going to jail. Why? >> Stop. >> Tensing up, man. >> Stop. You're going to get tased again. >> I'm going to jail. I didn't do nothing. I didn't do nothing. What I do? >> You ran from us, why you >> I ran. You got me scared of [ __ ] you popped me. You popped me. Both of them, you popped me. >> Yeah, we popped you. Stop tensing up. >> nothing wrong. I'm going to jail. >> again. >> I'll stay here. I called y'all cuz I needed y'all's help. I did. I needed y'all's help. >> Stop tensing up, man. Here, I'll hold him while you get your taser out. I'll hold him. Probes are in. >> Why would I tell you that? I came for you. I called you. >> man. Just chill out. >> I can't. I called you. >> Listen, listen. >> I didn't >> Just chill out, man. >> Well, I did. >> Hold it right there. >> I was scared. >> Okay. >> I have nothing. I got his money. >> Spread your feet. >> Kevin. Kevin. >> Stop. >> Get up. >> Dude, stop. >> Stop. >> What is wrong with you? >> I don't have nothing. >> No, no. You're You're good. You're good. You're good. >> I don't have anything. >> Stop. >> I ain't putting my hands on you. Stop. >> Stop tensing up. ain't >> hands on you. Stop putting your mother hands on me. >> I got >> I ain't no [ __ ] Why you pushing me? >> Stop tensing up. >> you. Man, if I called you. If I called you for help. If I called you for help. >> You didn't call. Somebody else did. >> call. >> Stop. >> I called. You know I don't got nothing. >> the front of him now. >> You know I don't. What? Here. Here. >> No, he doesn't have anything. >> I don't have anything. I called her. I CALLED Y'ALL, KEV. I CALLED Y'ALL. >> GET HIM. >> MIDTOWN. >> HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? >> GOOD. It's Maya Robinson. What's going on? >> Uh we got a call for a male beating on a girl and he ran, so he got tased. >> Oh, just tased. Okay. >> Okay, cuz the neighbors heard pops or like they're shooting. I said I don't know. >> no, just a taser deployed. No one's hurt or anything. >> What's his name? >> I have no idea. >> I think he lives on Alicia Walk, though. I think that's the guy that was causing [ __ ] on Alicia Walk. >> Well, we got to find this girl real quick, so. >> Everybody that was in that [ __ ] house is over there spending that boy's money. >> Uh >> Okay. >> Something about some keys. >> And he said, "Give I just bought a car. Give me my [ __ ] keys." >> Okay. >> So, somebody got his keys. >> Okay. Did you guys see anything get physical between anyone or anything? >> No. >> Okay. >> You don't know who the culprit is? >> Okay. You guys stay here and eat. >> I live on Hammer. >> Hammer, okay. >> But around >> Did you guys see when the officers deployed the taser or anything? >> Yeah, they asked him to turn around and stop. >> Hey, miss, were you the woman that was standing over there when we first pulled up that I was talking to you like, "Are you okay?" >> Yeah, I was taking the trash out. >> Okay, so you didn't have anything to do with him. >> my grandson. >> Okay, so he wasn't fighting with you. >> No. >> Okay. Did you guys see the female he was fighting with? >> No. know. >> So, he was out here by himself. He wasn't with >> and sat on my porch. I said, "What's going on?" He was like, "Man, they took my mother my keys." >> No, no. So, you were you were the one that called us and pointed him out, right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah, yeah. >> I didn't want to shoot nobody. >> No, I appreciate you. I appreciate you for giving us the opportunity. >> y'all didn't shoot him. >> No, no, no. We didn't shoot him. Yeah, he did get tased, but >> All right. I'm I'm about to move out of here, you know what I'm saying? I'm tired of this boy. >> happened? >> I don't know. I got woke up. I got woke up. I came outside, you know what I'm saying? Literally, I seen him beating on this lady car or whatever. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. >> I said, "Hey, Chicago." You know what I'm saying? I said, "Chill out." I'm going to be honest, bro. I've been drinking smoking and >> No, you are allowed to be at home. >> I I'm on that [ __ ] bro. Cuz I'm like, bro, I don't want to do what you want. I'll put you down. >> Right. >> Check that. I'm trying to go to sleep. >> Sir, >> I put my hands on somebody. Y'all did what I did. >> Sir, my name is Sergeant Thompson. >> Yeah. >> Okay? I'm the supervisor for this use of force. I'm here to investigate. >> at? >> Okay, listen. I'm here to do a fair investigation. >> I ain't do nothing. >> Listen. I I want to explain my role to of this to you, okay? I'm here to do a fair and impartial investigation into what happened between you and the officers today, okay? Okay, I understand that. I I need to make sure that my officers haven't done anything wrong as well. So, I need your side of the story here on what happened, okay? Where are you Where are you injured at, sir? >> Saying it right there. >> Saying it Okay. >> I I did I turned around and got out of the car. >> Okay, so what happened today with you and the officer? >> I don't know. >> Sit down. Sit down. Can you swing your feet back in, please, sir? To tell me what happened between you and my officers today. >> I I pulled up. When I pulled up, I was sitting right here in this little thing. I didn't even know nobody called the police. >> Okay. >> I did. I didn't know nobody called the police. It's mine. My My lease wrong. My name on this lease. >> Okay. >> No. >> Sit back up. You good. >> I might have been drinking. >> Why'd you run? >> I said, "I don't want to die." Huh? >> What the is that? >> What? >> I had nothing on. They ain't got nothing. They ain't say nothing. I ain't taking nobody's money. I ain't doing nothing to nobody. I ain't done Listen, I ain't going to lie to you. I would never do no [ __ ] So at the end of the day, the only reason why I ran was you had THAT [ __ ] UP THERE. WHAT? >> I WANT TO ASK one more time. You ran from the officers and what did they do to you? >> I was burned. >> Okay, what did they do to you though? >> They tried to make sure I was okay. >> Did they Did they >> They did what they were supposed to do. Facts. >> Okay, they did what they were SUPPOSED TO DO. >> YEAH. >> OKAY. >> But I didn't do nothing wrong. I stay here. >> I got you. >> This is my house. >> So I understand that I I can see that you were tased. >> Listen, wait Wait a minute. >> I was okay. I didn't hurt nobody. I didn't do nothing. >> I'm here to check into the use OF FORCE. >> FOR Y'ALL. >> TO CHECK INTO THE USE OF FORCE, RIGHT? Or anything else that happened between you and the officers? >> No. >> No? >> I They were trying to make sure everything was okay. I was staying here. I was trying to make sure all my home. >> you. >> I don't care what nobody here going on, whatever, whatever. It don't got nothing to do with me, but I'm going to still make sure everything was okay. I'm here. >> All right. >> My My name or everything. >> Sir, I'm going to take a few pictures of you if that's okay to document your injuries. Will you look this way for me? >> All right, man. You need to go cooperate. >> Damn, why you popping the thing off already? >> Your feet all right? You got to walk this way, man. Here, I'm going to pull your pants up for you. >> I ain't claiming [ __ ] >> Get up, bro. >> The Akron Police Department maintains the force was necessary due to an active warrant and a foot pursuit, but as the community calls for transparency one question remains. Does a non-violent warrant justify this level of force? Let me know what you think in the comments. If you like content like this, please like and subscribe.