A routine arrest in Nash County Sunday night took a violent turn, and the video is attracting viral attention on the internet.
LISTING OF WEBSITES YOU NEED TO FIND FOR WEIGHTLESS. >>> AT THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL HAS RESPONDED TO OUR QUESTIONS ABOUT A VIDEO OF AN ARREST IN NASH COUNTY THAT HAS GONE VIRAL. THE TROOPER BEAT THE MAN WITH A FLASHLIGHT FOR NO REASON. AMANDA LAMB JOINS US LIVE WITH WHAT THE PATROL HAD TO SAY. >> Reporter: I'M GOING TO READ THEIR STATEMENT. THEY SAID WE ARE AWARE OF THE VIDEOS YOU HAVE PROVIDED US AND ARE APPROPRIATELY LOOKING INTO THE MATTER PURSUANT TO OUR NORMAL PROTOCOL. ANY USE OF FORCE INCIDENT GOES THROUGH A METHODICAL REVIEW PROCESS. NOW, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY PATROL AND DRIVERS ON THE HIGHWAYS IN NORTH CAROLINA EVERY YEAR. MOST OF THEM ARE PEACEFUL. IN THIS INCIDENT, THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THIS NASH COUNTY MAN SAY THIS ARREST TURNED VIOLENT. THIS VIDEO OF CHRISTOPHER LYNCH GETTING BEATEN BY A TROOPER IN NASH COUNTY WITH A FLASHLIGHT, DURING A DRUNK DRIVING ARREST, HAS GONE VIRAL. SO MUCH SO, EVEN A HOLLYWOOD LIKE ALYSSA MILANO MARK RUFFALO ARE WEIGHING IN ONLINE. >> I DON'T TRUST YOU. >> Reporter: SHE DOES NOT KNOW LYNCH. SHE WAS NEARBY AND SOBBING COUNTER. IT WAS TAPED BY SEVERAL OTHER WITNESSES. SHE FIRST SEES LYNCH ON THE GROUND FACE DOWN WITH THE OFFICER ON TOP OF HIM. >> HE WAS TELLING HIM HE WAS HURTING HIM. >> Reporter: A PASTOR BY JOHNSON TO HELP THE OFFICER. >> SOME GUY CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND PUT HIS KNEE IN HIS BACK. HE'S TELLING HIM LIKE, WHY DO YOU HAVE TO DO THAT? IT HURTS. >> Reporter: LYNCH REFUSES TO GET IN THE CAR BECAUSE HE IS SCARED, HIS FAMILY TELLS US. THAT'S WHEN THE OFFICER BEATS HIM WITH THE FLASHLIGHT. >> HE WAS BEATING HIM ON THE KNEES WITH IT. BEFORE HE DID THAT, THE THING THE CAMERA DIDN'T CATCH, HE PUNCHED HIM IN THE FACE. HIS HANDS WERE BEHIND HIS BACK AND HE WAS IN THE CAR. >> Reporter: LYNCH WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED, DRIVING WITH A REVOKED LICENSE, FAILURE TO START AND POSSESSION OF AN OPEN CONTAINER AND RESISTING ARREST BOOK HE WAS TAKEN TO JAIL AND HELD ON A $5000 BOND THE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS
