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Former county prosecutor for an entirely separate and independent investigation. he says from what he saw, the behavior was unacceptable and needs to stop immediately. a 33-year-old robert johnson was unarmed and punched repeatedly during a domestic disturbance call. officers report he refused to sit down and was showing body language like you wanted to fight. his attorney says there is no justification for the use of force. mesa pd has placed five officers on these and two more officers from an unrelated arrest from the week prior. mesa's police chief says he's handing over the permanent prob...

Reported. ♪ ♪ elizabeth: well, one arizona police department at the center of some serious controversy after disturbing footage shows the rough arrest of one teen. now the department is facing not one, but two internal investigations. our own jeff paul has all the details. hi, jeff. >> reporter: liz, mace -- mesa's police chief is angry. he's now pledging an independent investigation using outside agencies saying he wants to restore the public's trust. now, this is video from the first arrest that brought the situation to light. robert johnson, who was unarmed, was punched over and over ag...

To video of the incidents, disturbing. he's pledging an independent investigation using outside agencies saying, he wants tores public's trust. this is the video from the first arrest that brought the situation to life. robert johnson was unarmed was punched over and over during a domestic disturbance to disturbance call. one of the officers said johnson refused to sit down and were showing body language like you wanted to fight. - - said the actions were unjustified. mesa pd has placed five officers on leave and two more officers from an unrelated arrest from the week before. >> let me be cry...

Former county prosecutor for an entirely separate and independent investigation. he says from what he saw, the behavior was unacceptable and needs to stop immediately. a 33-year-old robert johnson was unarmed and punched repeatedly during a domestic disturbance call. officers report he refused to sit down and was showing body language like you wanted to fight. his attorney says there is no justification for the use of force. mesa pd has placed five officers on these and two more officers from an unrelated arrest from the week prior. mesa's police chief says he's handing over the permanent prob...