hello i'm captain stacey spell commanding officer of media relations division of the los angeles police department this critical incident community briefing is intended to provide you with information about a use of force incident that occurred in holland back division in the city of los angeles on september 3rd 2021 at around 309 pm you're about to see relevant video footage and learn about other evidence and police procedures related to the case so you can have a better understanding of what occurred based on what we know right now the lapd conducts very thorough use of force investigations which typically require investigators to interview multiple witnesses view numerous hours of video footage and analyze a significant amount of forensic evidence we are still at the very early stages of this investigation which can often take up to a year to complete and our understanding of the incident may change as this additional evidence is collected analyzed and reviewed we also do not draw any conclusions about whether the officers acted consistent with our policies in the law until all the facts are known and the investigation is complete a word of caution the images and information you're about to see may be disturbing when a police officer uses force to arrest a suspect or defend against an attack it can be graphic and difficult to watch in addition there may be strong language used by those shown in the video viewer discretion is advised especially for young children and sensitive viewers hollenbeck patrol officers were in the area of alhambra avenue and johnston street when they observed a suspect who was named on an assault with a deadly weapon domestic violence crime report which occurred the day prior that suspect was identified as sergio barretto here's the radio broadcast for this incident 49 shows not trying to stop on average johnson 49 repeater crystal johnson 49.49 repeats across the johnson oh hamburg johnson can i get an additional unit 49ers requested additional unit alhambra and johnson [Music] the officers initiated a traffic stop and gave barreto commands to exit the vehicle however he refused to comply the officers forcibly removed barretto from his vehicle resulting in a use of force during the use of force one officer contacted barreto's neck and throat area resulting in a categorical use of force this incident was captured on the officer's body worn video body worn video cameras are used by most officers assigned to field duties they are worn at chest level and capture a general perspective within line of sight from that angle the angle of the camera prohibits viewers from seeing everything the officers saw and experienced upon activation both audio and video will turn on however body worn video cameras have a buffer of video without audio from the previous two minutes prior to activation this feature is designed to capture incidents that occur suddenly where an officer doesn't immediately activate the camera here's body worn video from the officers involved in this incident you know your car is messed step out of the up step out of the vehicle look at your windshield come on okay get out of your car step out of the car sir i'm asking you not my right i'm asking you i have my rights sir step out of the vehicle step out of the vehicle come on man step out of the vehicle come on get up i'm telling you all right step out of the vehicle why am i resisting why are you counting down on my car for step one tell me i'll explain to you right now bro stand by for stand by come on you're gonna get tased it's gonna hurt i have my right sir you know watch out oh barretto did not sustain any injuries during the use of force incident and did not complain of injury or pain barreto refused any medical treatment as he was examined by the los angeles fire department paramedics barretto was medically cleared and booked into an lapd jail facility during the use of force one officer sustained abrasions to his hand and a second officer sustained abrasions to his knee lapd's force investigation division has assumed investigative responsibility for this incident breto was arrested for assault with a firearm and the case was submitted to the los angeles city attorney's office for review and filing consideration sergio barreto is a 32 year old resident of los angeles in the next several months the lapd will continue to investigate and analyze this incident we will continue interviewing any new witnesses that may come forward and complete any forensic tests after the investigation is complete our critical incident review division will forward their findings to the chief of police who will make his recommendation to the civilian board of police commissioners the board will evaluate the evidence to determine whether the officer's tactics and use of force in this instance met the high standards expected of all lapd officers if you would like more information on how the lapd investigates all serious uses of force visit lapdonline.org where you can find the lapd's use of force policy and procedures thank you for taking the time to view this critical incident community briefing you