Man Put In a Headlock and Repeatedly Punched By L.A. County Deputies

Two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies put a man in a headlock and repeatedly punched him in the head outside his home in East Los Angeles, according to video and reports.

In the video, you can see one L.A. County Sheriff's deputy keeping 34-year- old Alejandro Hernandez in a chokehold. The other deputy holds one arm back then punches him in the face. The deputy's knuckles are covered in blood.

According to witnesses in the neighborhood who recorded the arrest, Hernandez was merely cleaning his car and not engaging in any suspicious activity. They believe he was racially profiled, leading to the aggressive response from the deputies.

Hernandez is an amputee, missing part of his leg, and spends most of his time at home.

Alejandro's mother, Gabriela Ortega, expressed her distress, emphasizing her son's vulnerability due to his amputated leg. She disputed the claim of resisting arrest, stating that the video clearly shows her son being repeatedly punched.

In response, the LASD released a statement asserting that deputies observed Hernandez walking in the street, appearing to conceal something in his waistband. The department claimed that Hernandez resisted arrest, leading to the use of force. They reported the recovery of a loaded 9mm firearm from inside his pants, leading to charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and battery on a police officer.

"They're saying that a police officer had blood. But it was my son's blood," Ortega said. "You could see in the video how he's punching him so hard with his fist and elbow going back and forth. Of course he's going to have blood."

Ortega feels that because of her son's criminal record, law enforcement officers continue to harass him and her family.

In a separate incident, sheriff's deputies pulled over her husband because he didn't have a license plate on the front of his vehicle. She said a deputy pointed a gun at her husband during that incident.

The LASD maintains that the case is under investigation. Both Hernandez and the involved deputies received medical treatment for their injuries at a hospital.

Hernandez remains in police custody, according to jail records, with no bail set.