TMZ video of Jaxson Hayes Arrest

Damn

Yeah so that video isn't good.

Since this was videoed by Jaxson’s friend and sent to TMZ, I’m going to assume this clip is showing the best version for Jaxson. The truth is still going to be somewhere in between. Relative to other assault and resisting arrests, this seems fairly tame. The only thing I take from the clip is that it feels that this will end up as a misdemeanor for Jaxson at worst as it doesn’t look like any of the injuries were really that bad for anyone involved. No matter what though, this isn’t a good look for anyone involved and doesn’t instill much confidence in Jaxson’s maturity.

How can you remove all but the resisting arrest charge? Was he being arrested because he was resisting arrest?

I'm assuming all charges get dropped and nothing happens here. While it's probably a bad look on both sides with the body cam video, it's probably best for the LAPD to let sleeping dogs rest here. Prosecuting Jaxson will not be worth the potential PR disaster of a white cop putting using a knee hold on a black man