The FBI is investigating, as is the
Internal Affairs Division of New Haven police.
NBC Connecticut obtained exclusive video of the police incident, one of several videos witnesses took.
"All I seen was the cops swinging and
punching him in the face from behind, actually,” said Devon Youmans, one of
many people who pulled out a cell phone and started to record that morning.
He said police took things way too far.“That was uncalled for definitely uncalled for all of that,” Youmans said.
The New Haven Independent reported on Monday that the
chief of police ordered an internal investigation into Sgt. Chris Rubino, the
sergeant accused of having a woman arrested after she used an iPhone to record
him allegedly beating a handcuffed suspect. The woman, identified as Jennifer
Gondola, put the cell phone into her bra.