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Detroit Police Chief: Officers Acted Properly During Forceful Arrest

DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Detroit's police chief says it appears officers acted properly when they forcefully arrested a man following a traffic stop.

Chief James Craig tells WDIV-TV an investigation is ongoing into what happened Wednesday after the man's girlfriend, Tatayana Taylor, said officers used excessive force.

Taylor  posted cellphone video online that shows her boyfriend Tony Ross being punched in the groin and head during a struggle with officers. The department also released police dashcam video of the arrest.

"Our officers, preliminarily, looked as if they did it right," Craig said.

Police say Ross was a suspect in a domestic dispute they'd been called about. He also apparently had an outstanding warrant out of Harper Woods.

Taylor, however, tells WJBK-TV an officer told them they were stopped for not wearing a seat belt. She says her boyfriend was reaching for his license and registration when officers pulled him from the car.

"They said get out, stop resisting. He's saying I'm not resisting, I can't move. He said you just hit me in my, you know. He's letting them know what's going on," Taylor told the station. "The officer comes across as you can see in the video, strike, hit him in the head. When he hit him, you see my phone fall."

Ross remains in police custody.

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