New Jersey police have released bodycam footage of the arrest of an epileptic man who claimed that he was beaten by officers two years ago after he suffered from a seizure.

Taharqa Dean filed a brutality suit that seeks $2 million in damages for bodily harm and excessive use of force by the officers.

Dean was found lying on Reading Street in Glassboro, New Jersey, having a seizure in September 2015. 

The video shows Dean standing up in the back of an ambulance after removing his restraints. 

The bodycam footage shows Taharqa Dean standing up in the back of an ambulance after removing his restraints

'Have a seat,' a paramedic (motions him to sit with her hands) says as Dean walks to the back of the ambulance to leave

'Have a seat,' a paramedic (motions him to sit with her hands) says as Dean walks to the back of the ambulance to leave

The bodycam footage shows Taharqa Dean (left) standing up in the back of an ambulance after removing his restraints.’Have a seat,’ a paramedic (right, motions him to sit with her hands) says as Dean walks to the back of the ambulance to leave

Dean was found lying on Reading Street in Glassboro, New Jersey, having a seizure in September 2015. The video shows Dean standing up in the back of an ambulance after removing his restraints and attempting to leave (pictured) 

Dean was found lying on Reading Street in Glassboro, New Jersey, having a seizure in September 2015. The video shows Dean standing up in the back of an ambulance after removing his restraints and attempting to leave (pictured) 

Dean was found lying on Reading Street in Glassboro, New Jersey, having a seizure in September 2015. The video shows Dean standing up in the back of an ambulance after removing his restraints and attempting to leave (pictured) 

This image of the bodycam appears to show Dean kick his leg out at one of the officers

This image of the bodycam appears to show Dean kick his leg out at one of the officers

This image of the bodycam appears to show Dean kick his leg out at one of the officers

‘Have a seat,’ a paramedic says as Dean walks to the back of the ambulance to leave. 

‘Do you know what happened?’ another woman is heard asking him as he prepares to hop out of the vehicle.  

‘Have a seat bud,’ one officer is heard saying while standing outside of the rescue unit.

The video then appears to show Dean kick his leg out at one of the officers before he’s tackled to the ground. 

One officer is heard yelling ‘relax’ as another asks Dean why did he bite him. 

‘Ow! My leg,’ Dean starts to shout over and over again. 

The bodycam footage goes on to show the officer attempt to handcuff Dean as he resists giving them one of his arms before the video cuts off.

Dean’s lawsuit includes the borough, police department and officers who arrested him.

The suit, filed this week, alleges that the body camera footage shows Dean's (pictured in the hospital) beating and disproves a previous account of the incident provided by police

The suit, filed this week, alleges that the body camera footage shows Dean's (pictured in the hospital) beating and disproves a previous account of the incident provided by police

The suit, filed this week, alleges that the body camera footage shows Dean’s (pictured in the hospital) beating and disproves a previous account of the incident provided by police

Officers then tackle Dean (left and right) to the ground. One officer is heard yelling 'relax' as another asks Dean why did he bite him. 'Ow! My leg,' Dean starts to shout over and over again

Officers then tackle Dean (left and right) to the ground. One officer is heard yelling 'relax' as another asks Dean why did he bite him. 'Ow! My leg,' Dean starts to shout over and over again

Officers then tackle Dean (left and right) to the ground. One officer is heard yelling ‘relax’ as another asks Dean why did he bite him. ‘Ow! My leg,’ Dean starts to shout over and over again

The bodycam footage goes on to show the officer attempt to handcuff Dean as he resists giving them one of his arms before the video cuts off. Dean's lawsuit includes the borough, police department and officers who arrested him

The bodycam footage goes on to show the officer attempt to handcuff Dean as he resists giving them one of his arms before the video cuts off. Dean's lawsuit includes the borough, police department and officers who arrested him

The bodycam footage goes on to show the officer attempt to handcuff Dean as he resists giving them one of his arms before the video cuts off. Dean’s lawsuit includes the borough, police department and officers who arrested him

The suit, filed this week, alleges that the body camera footage shows the beating and disproves a previous account of the incident provided by police.

Former Glassboro Police Chief Alex Fanfarillo told NJ Advance Media in 2015 that the officers were standing at the back of the ambulance with the double doors open, ‘and the person (Dean) then gets up, stands up, completely unbelts himself, walks to the back of the ambulance, and assaults the officer’.

‘That’s when he was taken to the ground, subdued and charged, ultimately,’ he added. 

According to the suit, the officers initially arrived to the scene to wait with Dean until first responders got there.

But when Dean began loosening his restraints, the officers were again called to the scene.

The suit claims that three more officers, besides the two who responded to him leaving the ambulance, ‘immediately began to join the assault on Dean’. 

Dean (pictured in the hospital after the incident) was then charged with disarming an officer, two counts of assaulting a police officer and improper behavior

Dean (pictured in the hospital after the incident) was then charged with disarming an officer, two counts of assaulting a police officer and improper behavior

The charges against him were later dismissed

The charges against him were later dismissed

Dean (left in the hospital and right) was then charged with disarming an officer, two counts of assaulting a police officer and improper behavior. The charges were later dismissed

Not long after the incident occurred, Dean's family members said that their relative did not know where he was and was behaving erratically due to his epilepsy. Dean is seen on the (left) faced down on the ground and (right) being handcuffed 

Not long after the incident occurred, Dean's family members said that their relative did not know where he was and was behaving erratically due to his epilepsy. Dean is seen on the (left) faced down on the ground and (right) being handcuffed 

Not long after the incident occurred, Dean’s family members said that their relative did not know where he was and was behaving erratically due to his epilepsy. Dean is seen on the (left) faced down on the ground and (right) being handcuffed 

Authorities said one officer was bitten on his thigh while another claimed Dean reached for their weapon. 

Dean was then charged with disarming an officer, two counts of assaulting a police officer and improper behavior. The charges were later dismissed, according to NJ.com.

Not long after the incident occurred, Dean’s family members said that their relative did not know where he was and was behaving erratically due to his epilepsy.

‘When he comes out of an epileptic seizure, he has no recollection whatsoever of the event,’ his brother Kwsind Dean said in 2015, according to NJ.com

‘He was starting to come out of it, and so all he knew was that someone had him in a vehicle taking him somewhere. It takes him at least 20 minutes to get his bearings back.’

Dean’s lawyer, Stanley King, who filed the federal suit Thursday, told the news site that he was ‘troubled by what I saw’.

‘I don’t know how in good conscience any law enforcement officer could conduct themselves in that matter,’ he said. 

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