The officers involved in the Memorial Day weekend beach arrest that went viral, and in which a woman was hit twice in the head, will not face criminal charges, the Cape May County Prosecutor's office said Tuesday.

Prosecutor Jeffery Sutherland said in a statement Tuesday the investigation determined that the actions of the arresting officers did not meet the evidentiary standards to warrant criminal charges.

"As County Prosecutor, I recognize that the video footage has raised a lot of questions regarding the officers' actions. A decision such as this is not based on emotion; it is based upon applying the proper laws, policies and directives that govern law enforcement," Sutherland said.

The preliminary investigation consisted of reviewing body camera footage from the arresting officer, review of footage taken by beachgoers, internal affairs interviews with several witnesses as well as written arrest reports, summons and complaints, officials said.

Emily Weinman, 20, of Philadelphia was approached by Wildwood police officers on May 26 for having unopened alcohol on the beach.

The confrontation escalated into a violent arrest that was caught on video and shared millions of times worldwide.

Weinman was charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, aggravated assault by spitting on an officer, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and being a minor in possession of alcohol.

Margate attorney Stephen Dicht said Tuesday that Weinman was disappointed but not surprised to hear that no officers would be charged.

"I think it's terrible. It ignores the plain evidence," he said. "You look at that video, you see three people, maybe four people. One of them's getting beaten on her head, and she's the one who got charged."

Dicht said the officer's video-recorded statement as he approaches Weinman -- "You're about to get dropped" -- clearly signaled that he wasn't thinking about using a reasonable amount force.

"What else does it mean? Besides he's going to drop her?" he said. "What had she done up to that point?"

Weinman had refused to give her last name. A person is required to give their name to an officer writing a summons, but Dicht said that the officer did not communicate clearly that that's what he was doing, so she was legally not required to give her last name.

Part of their conversation is missing in the videos because the officer turned off his camera briefly, and because the department redacted the audio during the beginning of the conversation.

Dicht said that he is now working with Weinman and her family about the best way to fight the criminal charges, which she will have to answer to in Cape May County Superior Court June 15.

Asked about the possibility of a lawsuit, Dicht said, "Right now we're not focusing on that."

The prosecutor's announcement Tuesday does not mean the end of the review of the incident. Wildwood police will now conduct an administrative investigation with monitoring by the prosecutor's office.

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

Calls to Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. -- who has said the officers acted appropriately -- did not return a call for comment Tuesday afternoon.

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