�Officers were able to apprehend the suspect on Madison Street, but he resisted arrest and refused to comply with commands from the officers to place his hands behind his back,� Barr said.
�The subject continued to struggle with officers and kept reaching toward his waistband as if he was attempting to access a weapon, all while repeatedly ignoring officers� commands to stop resisting and give them his hands.�
It was then that Barr says officers resorted to physical force.
The teen was taken to Troy Regional Medical Center and then to University of Alabama Birmingham. He has since been released.
Barr said officers retraced the path taken during the pursuit and found a handgun lying on the ground, which has now been taken in as evidence.
If you resist arrest, and look like you're attempting to grab something out of your waste band, you're going to get the chit beat out of you.
