The Lee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deputy who allegedly used force against a teen being detained after it was caught on video.

The video surfaced on Twitter just before 7:30 p.m. Thursday. A user by the name of @brycherrera1 posted the video and tagged LCSO's Twitter account, @leesheriff, calling for an explanation.

LCSO confirmed the person being arrested in the video is Bienvenido Roman, 17. He is charged with eluding arrest and was arrested in the Riverdale community.

The video appears to show Roman getting his face hosed off by a deputy as another deputy holds his arm. The deputy in question then walks up to him, appears to elbow him in the face abruptly and walks away.

The other deputies do not appear to react to the deputy's action in the video.

The sheriff's office responded on Twitter shortly before 3 p.m. Friday saying the matter is under investigation. Shortly after that, a spokesman said the deputy is on administrative leave but did not say whether it was paid or unpaid. The sheriff's office did not identify the deputy.

Details about when and where the video was recorded were not immediately available.

This story is breaking. It will be updated as more information becomes available.

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