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Salt Lake City officers held man accused of jaywalking at gunpoint before tackling, shocking him, bodycam shows

The officers involved with the man’s 2019 arrest were temporarily placed on administrative leave.

(Salt Lake City Police Department) In this screenshot of police body camera footage, Tarik Mason stands in an alley seconds before he is tackled to the ground by Salt Lake City police on Dec. 15, 2019. An officer had stopped Mason for jaywalking, police said, and Mason ran from the officer, who then called for backup before the arrest.

(Salt Lake City Police Department) In this screenshot of police body camera footage, Tarik Mason stands in an alley seconds before he is tackled to the ground by Salt Lake City police on Dec. 15, 2019. An officer had stopped Mason for jaywalking, police said, and Mason ran from the officer, who then called for backup before the arrest.