Asbury Park Press

Jeffrey "Jay" Michel, the Brookdale Community College nursing student whose arrest by campus police was caught on video Friday, was in Asbury Park Press' studios today to talk about the incident with reporters Nicquel Terry and Susanne Cervenka.

The video, showing as many as six Brookdale Community College police officers wrestling with Michel -- and one pepper spraying him -- is making the rounds on social media.

VIDEO: Were Brookdale police out of line?

The nearly eight-minute YouTube video shows officers arresting Michel, 27, of Colts Neck, while he repeatedly asks the officers to tell him why he's being arrested.

Vincent Cordero, 18, of Freehold shot the video of the arrest last week and posted it on Facebook Saturday. By Monday evening, the video had more than 353,000 page views on Facebook.

Michel and his friends say the action was out of line and are calling it "police brutality."

Brookdale released the following statement on the incident:

"Brookdale student Jeffrey Michel, 27, was being placed under arrest by Brookdale police officers on Nov. 14 as the result of an ongoing investigation. He was charged with harassment, obstruction, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office has been notified and is conducting an investigation. We are fully cooperating with the investigation and, as a result, we are unable to comment further at this time," the statement said.

Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office and Brookdale campus police both have been invited to join the live interview. The Prosecutor's Office declined and the Asbury Park Press has not as yet received a response from Brookdale.

Can't see the video? Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh3FvqkUZo0