LANSING, MI – Two Lansing police officers have been placed on administrative leave after one of them allegedly struck a 16-year-old girl in the legs during an arrest.

Lindsey Howley, who has been with the department for one year and Bailey Ueberroth, who has been with the department for six months, will both be away from the department while an internal investigation is conducted.

Lansing police chief Mike Yankowski released body camera footage of the Saturday arrest on Dakin Street where one officer appears to be punching the girl’s legs in the back of a patrol vehicle after she refused to get inside.

The girl’s foot can also be seen momentarily getting stuck in the door when she refused to put it inside the vehicle.

Yankowski released the video has part of the department’s “commitment to transparency and police legitimacy.”

“Allegations or complaints against Department employees are taken seriously and thoroughly investigated,” he said. “The Lansing Police Department holds its employees to the highest standards of professionalism and integrity.”

Yankowski said the officers were on scene to pick up the girl and a 15-year-old boy, who were wanted for escaping custody and probation violations.

Videos shot by bystanders circulated on social media afterward, sparking some outrage.

If the allegations against the officers are found to be true, penalties range from counseling to employment termination, per the department’s policies and procedure.