Bodycam: Woman slammed to the ground, pepper sprayed after filming LA deputies

Two Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies are being investigated after a woman was slammed to the ground and pepper sprayed after trying to film her husband being detained. Both officers have been re-assigned from field duty pending further administrative review.Show more

Bodycam footage from the incident was released on July 4, 2023.

The incident happened on Saturday, June 24, 2023, when Lancaster Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to a report of an in-progress robbery at a grocery store in the 700 block of West Avenue K-4 in the city of Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California.

Upon arrival, deputies approached a man and a woman who, according to the sheriff's department, matched the description given by store security personnel in calls placed to 911.

As deputies attempted to detain the man, his wife attempted to film what was happening. This is when one of the officers tried to grab her phone before taking her arm and taking her to the ground.

As the woman tries to get up, the officer pepper sprays her before putting her in handcuffs. Meanwhile, the woman's husband pleads with officers to stop.

"An objective review of the incident will be conducted to determine if the force used was reasonable, necessary, appropriate, and proportional to the level of actions described," the sheriff's department said in a statement, calling the video "disturbing."

"We take the use of force very seriously and are determined to establish the facts of the incident," the statement added.