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The FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office are joining the investigation into an incident inside the Seabrook Police Department.Click here to view News 9’s reportA video posted to YouTube on Monday shows three officers walking Michael Bergeron, then 19, down a hall at the Police Department on Nov. 11, 2009. At one point, an officer slams Bergeron against a wall. He is then pulled to his feet, and the officers continue to walk a staggering Bergeron down the hall.Bergeron had been arrested on a DWI charge. In the video, he's being taken to a cell by three veteran officers. Seabrook police said Wednesday that Officers Mark Richardson, Adam Laurent and Keith Dietenhofer are under investigation. The three have been placed on paid administrative leave.In a police report detailing Bergeron's arrest and detainment, Laurent describes the moment when Bergeron's head hit the wall, saying, "Officer Richardson appeared to perform an arm bar on Bergeron, who fell to the floor then stood with Richardson's help."Laurent also wrote that Bergeron "was an emotional roller coaster" and that Laurent "pepper sprayed him as he looked back."In the report, Dietenhofer said that Richardson "gained control of Bergeron," saying the teen was later pepper sprayed because he refused to stand up.Bergeron’s attorney said video of the incident and police reports “don’t square up.”Scott F. Gleason said he’s concerned by what was in the video and what’s not in the police report. He said he and Bergeron want justice.“It was certainly an eye-opener relative to justice to match up the police reports that were filed with the video because that seems to have created other problems that need resolution,” Gleason said.“The police reports don’t necessarily mention the level of force that was used,” Gleason said. “That’s a kind way to put it. I’ll leave it at that.”Following a special meeting of town officials Wednesday, Chief Lee Bitomske said that Bergeron had requested and received the videos after his 2009 arrest."Why they're surfacing now, I cannot answer that," Bitomske said.Police and town officials said the video being put on YouYube was the first they had heard of the officers' behavior."Well obviously, it's a major setback for us," Bitomske said. "It's a dark cloud."The Police Department said it will conduct an internal investigation. In the meantime, the Attorney General's Office is looking at any possible criminal wrongdoing, and the U.S. attorney and FBI are investigating whether Bergeron's civil rights were violated.The Bergeron family said it can't comment on specifics yet, but Bergeron's mother, Joyce Bergeron, described him as very brave."It's definitely been a tough road," she said. "The whole family has lived these last four years not knowing if you can truly count on people who are here to protect us and our community. We want justice."Michael Bergeron indicated he is waiting to meet with an attorney before he says anything publicly.News 9 attempted to reach the three officers at home Wednesday. Laurent was the only one to answer the door, and he had no comment.According to the police report from Michael Bergeron's arrest, the officer who initially pulled him over called for help from Laurent and said that Bergeron was being combative and verbally abusive.Bergeron was pulled over just steps from his home in Seabrook that night. There is no clear indication in court paperwork of how the DWI charge was resolved.