10 California police officers were placed on paid leave today after a video of them beating a defenseless man went viral. After chasing the mounted man through the desert on foot, they couldn’t help but get a few cheap shots in on the suspect to make sure he knew who was boss.

It started out with a simple search warrant, where police were looking into local area theft. As they were searching the house, the suspect hopped into his car and drove off. Realizing his chances of getting away in the car were slim, he ditched the car and stole a horse.

The problem was that, by that time, police already had a helicopter overhead to keep an eye on him. Police chased him on foot until they eventually were able to ambush him with a taser.

What happens next? See for yourself.