UPDATE: New videos of cop punching woman in head will likely vindicate cops, mayor says

Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday he hadn't seen the video from Memorial Day weekend that shows a woman on a Wildwood beach get wrestled to the ground and punched multiple times in the head by police.

But based on what he's heard about the incident, the governor said he finds the account "pretty darn disturbing."

Murphy, speaking to reporters at a public event in Hoboken on Tuesday, said there needs to be an investigation into the confrontation between police and Emily Weinman, 20, of Philadelphia, on Saturday.

The video begins when an officer has Weinman pinned down while she kicks her legs in the air. People in the background can be heard shouting "stop resisting," before one of the officers punches her twice in the head.

"I have not seen the video, but it is quite disturbing based on the description," Murphy said.

He continued: "Like everything else in life, the overwhelming percentage of folks in any line of business, certainly in folks who protect us are extraordinary, ... but if you see an example of excess force you've got to pursue and figure out why the heck that happened because based on everything I heard it was pretty darn disturbing."

The incident was sparked by a crackdown on underage drinking that the city has been trying to combat for years, according to the town's mayor. According to Weinman's account of the violent arrest, which she posted on Facebook before deleting it, she had unopened containers of alcohol on the beach when officers approached her.

The Wildwood Police Department launched an internal affairs investigation into the incident and the officers involved in the arrest have been reassigned to administrative duties pending the findings, according to the department.

Murphy declined to say exactly how the department should respond to the incident. Rather, he called for an immediate investigation and left the matter at that.

"There are avenues that exist for things like that and I hope that they're pursued with speed and we come to some resolution," Murphy said.

NJ Advance Media staff writer Joseph Atmonavage contributed to this report.

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