GBI investigating after officer seen beating woman he says resisted arrest

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The GBI is now investigating after an officer was seen on video beating a woman with a baton.

Video of DeKalb County police officer P.J. Larschied was released over the weekend. It shows him beating a woman with a baton as, he says, she resisted arrest.

He is shown hitting Katie McCrary inside a store on Glenwood Road.

On June 4, police received a call from the store of a female soliciting customers inside of a Chevron gas station.

In his report, Officer P.J. Lascheid said the incident began when Mrs. McCrary refused to follow his orders and even assaulted him.

Supervisors cleared the officer of any wrongdoing but after seeing the cell phone video captured by a witness and posted on YouTube, investigators re-opened the case.

The GBI has agreed to conduct a use of force investigation into the incident.

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