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Newly released bodycamera video shows a Denver police corporal attacking a handcuffed man he detained at a Denver bar.The Denver Post reports Cpl. Michael Oestmann reached a plea deal that will allow him to wipe his guilty plea to a misdemeanor menacing charge from his record in one year if he follows court orders. He will serve no jail time but must take anger management courses. Oestmann was originally charged with misdemeanor assault following the April 14, 2018, incident at Jackson’s Hole Bar. He had detained Kevin Watson in the basement for participating in a bar fight while he was working off-duty as a security guard, according to The Denver Channel. The video shows Watson taunting the officer while sitting in the chair. Watson spits at Oestmann's feet repeatedly, and when the spit lands on Oestmann’s face, the corporal launches himself toward Watson, punches him in the face and knees him in the chest. “You will not spit on me again! Do you understand me?” Oestmann yelled at Watson, who appears to lose consciousness.“What’s that about being a b----?” Oestmann said. “Who’s unconscious now?”At one point, Watson begins crying. “Why are you crying now?” Oestmann asked.“I didn’t do anything,” Watson said.Oestmann later admits he lost control in the video."Got a little violent there," said Oestmann.Residents told The Denver Channel they found the video upsetting. "They should be held to a higher standard. The police officers off duty and on duty," said Shelley Padalecki."He’s going to run across criminals like that on a regular basis, and he proves that he can’t handle himself in the right way. Then he’s going to do it again because he’s always going to be tested," said Gregory Padalecki.Miguel Lopez with Cop Watch, a police watchdog group, said the incident breeds distrust of law enforcement."We don’t want our children to be spitting on officers, but expect our children to not be brutalized by anyone," said Lopez.Denver police officers working off-duty as law enforcement are still bound by the department’s policies. An internal investigation into the incident continues.