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WEBVTT IS BEING INVESTIGATED AFTER A CLAIM HE USED EXCESSIVE FORCE. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER MARISSA ARMAS LEARNED THE DEPUTY IS CURRENTLY ON LEAVE. SHE HAS THE DETAILS OF HIS ARREST. MARISSA? MARISSA: BCSO SARGENT DAVID PRIM-AZON WAS ARRESTED ON FRIDAY. IN MARCH, ANOTHER DEPUTY REPORTED HIS COLLEAGUE FOR ALLEGEDLY VIOLATING THE LA HE IS ACCUSED OF USING EXCESSIVE FORCE AGAINST A MAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY SIX MONTHS AGO. IN MARCH 2018, DEPUTIES SAY A VEHICLE WAS THE -- BEING DRIVEN WITH LICENSE PLATES MATCHING A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. HE LED HIM ON A CHASE INSTEAD OF PULLING HIM OVER. HE WAS ARRESTED AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. THAT IS WHEN A DEPUTY SAID HE SAW PRIMAZON USE EXCESSIVE FORCE, KICKING HIM IN THE FACE, REQUIRING HIM TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE DEPUTY WHO WITNESSED THE ALLEGED USE OF FORCE REPORTED IT AND AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION TURNED INTO A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, AND WAS HANDED OVER TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE. ON TUESDAY, SHERIFF GONZALEZ HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE TO HOLD AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE OFFICE FOR THE USE OF FORCE AND PURSUIT POLICY. >> WE WILL REVIEW THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A LEGAL PROCESS AND HAVE OUR COMMAND STAFF AND SOP COMMITTEE LOOKING AT THOSE FOR FURTHER REVIEW. IF NECESSARY, WE WILL MAKE CHANGES. MARISSA: PRIMAZON WILL BE IN COURT ON MONDAY. HE IS CURRENTLY ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE PENDING THE INTERNAL INVESTIGATION.

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Former Bernalillo County Sheriff's Officer Sgt. David Priemazon was found guilty of one felony count of aggravated battery for the beating of Christopher Lucero in March 2018.Prosecutors say Priemazon went too far in his actions. Priemazon faces up to three years in prison and will be sentenced in December. The former Bernalillo County deputy was being investigated, after a claim he used excessive force during an arrest in March.Priemazon was arrested on Friday on a count of aggravated battery resulting in great bodily harm. Deputies said 34-year-old Christopher Lucero was driving a vehicle with license plates matching up to a different vehicle on March 19, 2018. That's when deputies attempted a perform a traffic stop. Instead Lucero led deputies on a chase and when police caught up with Lucero, he was arrested and taken into custody. While in custody is when a deputy said he saw Priemazon use excessive force against Lucero. According to a criminal complaint filed by the District Attorney’s office, Priemazon kicked Lucero in the face-- causing a facial fracture that required Lucero to go to the emergency room. The deputy who witnessed the alleged use of force reported Priemazon and BCSO opened an internal investigation. The internal investigation turned into a criminal investigation and was handed over to the DA’s office. The DA's office charged Priemazon with aggravated battery. On Tuesday, Sheriff Manuel Gonzales held a press conference to address an independent review of the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office current use of force and pursuit policies."We will review those recommendations and take them seriously. we will also have a legal process and have our command staff and our APO committee looking at those for further review. If necessary, we will make changes,” Gonzales said. Priemazon will appear in court on Monday. He no longer works at BCSO.