A police officer in Florida is under investigation by his department after a recording of a controversial arrest was made public this week.

Fort Lauderdale Police officer Shannon Dameron remains on active duty as internal affairs officials conduct a probe into the arrest of 20-year-old Rohan Warner on Saturday.

A video of the arrest, recorded by a witness, shows Dameron along with a number of other officers struggling to place Warner under arrest following a traffic stop.

A police officer is the subject of an internal investigation after footage of a controversial arrest surfaced this week

Fort Lauderdale Police officer Shannon Dameron remains on active duty as an internal investigation proceeds

Dameron can be heard saying 'I should have shot' a suspect, 20-year-old Rohan Warner, following his arrest Saturday

At one point in the video, Dameron can be heard saying: 'I should have shot him.'

Police spokeswoman Casey Liening said in a statement that law enforcement officials have seen the footage and are deliberating on their next course of action.

'We are encouraging anyone who witnessed the incident to contact IA at 954-828-6956,' Liening added.

Warner was placed under arrest and charged with numerous counts including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest.

According to a police report, the incident occurred on the 300 block of Southwest Second Street during a routine traffic stop, according to WPLG.

Warner was asked to present his license and registration when they said they saw him 'attempting to remove and conceal what appeared to be a folded knife.'

Cops say that Warner (pictured) attempted to reach for a concealed knife on Saturday during a routine traffic stop

At that point, 'the officer drew his weapon and held it at low ready while telling the driver to drop the knife, at which time he dropped it on the floor board.'

Warner was the asked to exit the vehicle, 'at which time he opened the door and placed his leg out while again reaching for the folded knife.'

'The driver grabbed the knife and attempted to open it with the other hand when myself and Sgt. Dameron attempted to open it with the other hand,' the police affidavit states.

Officers claim that Warner was 'twisting and fighting to get free' during the arrest, and continued to struggle until backup arrived.

Warner claims that the knife is for work, where he's employed at the moving and storage company U-Haul.

Complaints of police brutality in minority communities has been a hot button in America for the past several years.

Taped incidents have routinely surfaced where police appear to have used disproportionate or lethal force against members of young African Americans, mostly men, sparking civil protests and giving rise to the Black Lives Matter movement.

The issue has even spread to the National Football League, with players kneeling during the national anthem before the start of games to protest what they say is injustice in the American judicial system.