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The City of Tybee Island is hoping to set the record straight following the arrests of three people this past weekend.Video of a young woman being taken into custody was posted to Facebook early Sunday morning and quickly garnered thousands of shares and comments.People were quick to reach out to WJCL 22 News regarding the arrest while others accused the police department of police brutality and excessive force.Monday afternoon TIPD released body camera footage of the officer's full interaction with the young woman.WJCL also obtained the officer's incident report which states that he was called to Rock House by an employee following a disagreement over an identification.READ THE OFFICERS' REPORTS:T. LeGuinB. SimsK. SuddathA woman identified as Olivia Jane Simons then snatched the ID from the officer's hands and took off running.The officer, T. Leguin, gave chase and caught up with Simons and eventually tased her.Officer Bryant Sims said in his report that a young man, identified as Richard Stutts, confronted Leguin.Stutts was subsequently arrested on several charges including disorderly conduct and obstruction.Tybee Police arrested a third person, Alecia Nicholle Adams, during the incident.She was also arrested on obstruction and disorderly conduct charges and is accused of biting a third officer on the head.TIPD said in a statement on Facebook: "...The Chief of Police has reviewed body camera footage from the officers on scene that night and has determined that the actions taken were acceptable under the circumstances...This is an ongoing investigation and additional arrest(s) are likely to follow."Tybee Police say alcohol played a role in each of the arrests.Attempts to reach Simons and Stutts Monday were unsuccessful.