Two Phoenix police officers seen in bodycam video punching and tasing a Black man who is deaf during an arrest in August are on administrative leave, the Phoenix Police Department said Tuesday – just days after charges against the arrested man were dropped.

Two Phoenix police officers faced backlash after arresting deaf Black man Tyron McAlpin with cerebral palsy. The officers, placed on leave, were seen using excessive force in body cam footage. McAlpin was wrongly charged,

Oklahoma paid $175,000 to settle claims that its highway patrol used excessive force against Pearl Pearson, who sued after being injured during a 2014 traffic stop when he was unable to communicate or follow verbal directions. He was beaten "to a pulp," his lawyer Derek Burch said.

The two Phoenix Police officers who were seen on body cam hitting a deaf disabled man back in August have been placed on paid administrative leave.

A pair of Phoenix police officers involved in the violent arrest of a deaf man with cerebral palsy have been placed on paid administrative leave.

Tyron McAlpin, the deaf disabled man who was seen being struck several times by Phoenix Police officers on body camera, is relieved the felony charges for aggravated assault against officers were dropped.