Aleksander Robin Tomaszewski

A video released Tuesday afternoon by the Lane County Sheriff's Office shows a man punching himself in the face in an effort to get out of jail, according to deputies.

Aleksander R. Tomaszewski claimed detectives beat him during a Jan. 9 interview, said Sgt. Carrie Carver, a sheriff's office spokeswoman. But in reality, the California man injured himself while he was in a holding cell, Carver said. Video cameras were rolling and recorded the self-inflicted assault.

The four-minute video shows Tomaszewski pacing as he punches both eyes. He then sits down and resumes pounding his face. The time stamp shown in the video is not adjusted for the time change, Carver said.

After Tomaszewski was confronted about the recording, he told detectives that he thought the complaint would get him released, Carver said.

Court records show the 33-year-old pleaded guilty to two charges stemming from the incident: attempted coercion and filing a false report. Each charge carried a 20-day prison sentence, but Tomaszewski was given credit for time served and released Feb. 10, Carver said. He was also fined $600 and ordered to serve three years' probation.

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-- Molly Young

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