Editor's note: The above video contains graphic violence.

UPDATED April 15, 2015, 4:10 p.m. PT

The police officer in Marana, Arizona who can be seen ramming into a gun-toting robbery suspect with his patrol car in a graphic dash cam video released Tuesday has been cleared of any wrongdoing, according to The Associated Press.

The suspect, Mario Valencia, who survived the Feb. 19 crash, faces several felony charges, including assault on an officer, robbery and arson.

The video was recorded by two police cars slowly trailing Valencia. In the footage from one car, he appears to fire a rifle into the air while walking along the side of the street before another patrol car speeds toward the sidewalk from behind and plows into him, sending him flying.

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"Oh Jesus Christ. Man down," an officer can be heard yelling in the graphic video below. The video above is an abridged version of two dash cam videos.

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The second dash cam video, taken from Marana Police Officer Michael Rapiejko's car, shows the officer driving into Valencia and the windshield shattering when the car hits a small cement wall.

Rapiejko was put on a standard administrative leave after the incident because his actions were considered a use of force, but the Pima County Attorney's Office has cleared him of any wrongdoing and he is back on the force, Marana police Sgt. Chris Warren told The Associated Press.

Valencia was wanted for a series of crimes committed in Marana and nearby Tucson that day including stealing a rifle from Walmart, robbing a 7-Eleven, setting fire to a church and breaking into a home, according to a local NBC-affiliate. He also allegedly stole a car and threatened to shoot himself when confronted by police earlier that day.

Marana Police Chief Terry Rozema defended the officer's actions and told CNN that the decision likely saved the man's life.

"We can't allow him to get to the point where he enters the office complex. We can't allow him the opportunity to take somebody in the parking lot hostage to do a carjacking," Rozema reportedly said.

"It's graphic, it's violent, but at the same token it warranted deadly force given all of the circumstances."

Valencia's lawyer disputes the police's assessment of the situation. She told CNN that the officer's actions were unnecessarily violent.

"Everything in the video seems to point towards an obvious excessive use of force. It is miraculous that my client isn't dead," attorney Michelle Cohen-Metzger told the news network.

Valencia was taken to the University of Arizona Medical Center, where he stayed for two days before he was booked into jail, according to CNN. He is facing at least 15 charges including aggravated assault, robbery and arson.

Valencia is being held in the medical unit of Pima County's jail ahead of a May 18 court date.

Marana Police did not immediately respond to Mashable's calls for comment.

Additional reporting by The Associated Press