Yikes. Any backstory to what that person was being stopped for? Speeding?
If the Cedar County Sheriff is to be believed, this is not the first incident of excessive force or brutality used by the officer. Right now he is refusing to honor any arrests made by the Durant Police Department, where the arresting officer, Robert Smith, is employed. Smith is the only officer in the county with a Giglio file, which is only available to judges for review and contains details about complaints about alleged incidents of excessive force or other cop no-nos.
Smith is married to the Cedar County Supervisor, who claims that the Cedar County Sheriff is using her husband to get back at her for disagreements over other issues.
So you have a whole bunch of elements - cronyism, small town politics and pettiness, and a cop with a long history of abusing his authority. Should be a fascinating report tonight.