Police have posted three body camera videos showing the encounter and violent arrest of a woman cited for underage drinking in Wildwood over the Memorial Day weekend.

The incident gained global attention over the weekend when a bystander posted video to social media showing an officer punching Emily Weinman in the head during the arrest.

Weinman, 20, of Philadelphia, was charged with assaulting officers by kicking and spitting on them during the encounter.

The body camera footage released Wednesday afternoon shows an officer as he confronts and argues with Weinman over the discovery of alcoholic iced tea drinks in her possession. She was visiting the beach with her 18-month-old child and her boyfriend.

The situation escalates as Weinman refuses to give the officer her last name.

"You don't need my last name," she says as she starts to walk away from him.

"Alright, that's it. I'm done with you," the officer responds. He asks another officer for handcuffs and Weinman declares, "Don't (expletive) touch me."

"You're about to get dropped," the officer responds.

When he tries to arrest her, she resists and hurls expletives as they struggle in the sand.

The officer punches the women as she resists.

On the ground, while being cuffed, she then turns her head toward the arresting officer and spits in his direction before she is taken away to a waiting police vehicle.

Weinman's lawyer, Stephen Dicht, said the videos support his prior statements about the arrest.

"I don't think it changes anything," Dicht said. "I think it shows the police overreacted and used excessive force."

On Tuesday, Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr.'s comments alluded to Weinman spiting at the officers before the arrest, provoking them: "She assaults them, she spits at them, she kicks them. At that point, the police officer did what he had to do."

On Wednesday, Troiano Jr. softened his tone a bit, calling the incident unfortunate.

"It's just a shame that all she had to do was comply," Troiano said. "She probably would have just gotten a citation. Once the officer says 'you're under arrest', he has to continue with that arrest."

Wildwood posted three video clips of the incident to YouTube. In the first, the officer indicates he was going to have her pour out the alcohol without issuing any violation. He then turns off the camera. When he decides to arrest her, he turns the camera back on.

When she was told she would be arrested, Weinman, "forcibly struck" the officer in the torso, causing the camera to turn off, according to Police Chief Robert Regalbuto. When the officer turns the camera back on, the physical confrontation is underway.

Officials have defended the officers' actions in the arrest, but Wildwood and the county prosecutor's office are continuing an investigation of the incident.

"From what I see on the video and only on the video, from not even talking to the officers, I think they did a decent job," Regalbuto said. "I think we could have done a better job at trying to explain to her, but it didn't appear Ms. Weinman wanted to hear what we had to say. She tried to tell us it was okay for her to possess alcohol and that doesn't make any sense."

The point in the video where the officer says "That's it," before striking Weinman was not an indication that he meant to hurt her, officials said.

"It appears to me like he was trying to use a pressure point strike to be able to bend her arm, but the (internal affairs unit) hasn't done the interview yet so we will find out from the officers themselves," Regalbuto said.

The officers involved in the arrest are Patrolmen Thomas Cannon, John Hillman and Robert Jordan. All are Class II special law enforcement officers. It's not clear which officer actually punched the woman.

None of the officers have a history of using excessive force, Regalbuto said.

Wildwood traditionally sees a large influx of young adults for Memorial Day weekend, Regalbuto noted, and a huge 2015 party left the beach "destroyed and trashed."

As a result, police added more officers last summer to combat underage drinking.

"Last year, we did aggressive patrols and it worked," Regalbuto said. "This year we did it again and we were having the same type of success."

A uncensored version of the videos with explicit language can be found here.

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