Canton police release bodycam video of officer kicking suspect

CANTON, Ohio — The Canton Police Department has released body camera footage capturing the events surrounding Officer Brandon Momirov kicking 21-year-old Jaemiier McElroy while he was kneeling on the ground with his hands in the air last weekend.

In a press release issued Monday afternoon, police said the incident occurred Saturday night near the Mahoning Manor apartment complex on Morris Avenue NE. Officers were called to the area after someone reported an argument involving 10-15 people, and authorities say “multiple” individuals fled once law enforcement arrived, however others were located and ordered to the ground.

One of those suspects was McElroy, whom the department admits “appeared to be complying” before being kicked. McElroy and two other men were arrested, with police saying two handguns and a backpack containing “a large amount of marijuana” were recovered …