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A Florida officer was placed on restrictive duty after he was captured using excessive force on a Black teen. The incident took place Thursday afternoon near J.P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs, Florida.

Video footage shows Broward County sheriff’s deputy Christopher Krickovich jumping on the high school student before slamming his head against the pavement as another teen laid on the ground in handcuffs.

Various social media users who shared the video have identified the teen as 15-year-old “Lucca.”

According to the Sun Sentinel, the incident ended with the arrest of two teenagers. One of the teen’s was charged with simple assault and resisting arrest without violence, while the other was reportedly released to his mom.

15 yr old Black boy, Lucca picked up a cell phone that fell out of the pocket of a Black boy who was being arrested. In response @browardsheriff officers Christopher Krickovich & Greg LaCerra pepper sprayed, brutally beat, and arrested him. He broke no laws.#JusticeForLucca pic.twitter.com/RQLj38GYGN — Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) April 20, 2019

Not long after the video was shared online, the hashtag #JusticeforLucca started to trend. Several Twitter users have been calling on Florida officials to take disciplinary action towards the officers involved.

LeBron James and Warriors head coach Steve Kerr also reacted the graphic video.

So wrong!! Hurts me to my soul!! To think that could be my sons. ??‍♂️?. Scary times man https://t.co/tRxk6sV7sb — LeBron James (@KingJames) April 20, 2019

Law enforcement officials arrived on the scene after receiving a report of a fight according to the Sun Sentinel. Krickovich wrote in a police report that the fight had ended right as he and fellow officers approached the scene.

This was when he saw a teenager who had bee warned against trespassing in the area.

“While I was dealing with the male on the ground, I observed his phone slide to the right of me and then behind me,” Krickovich wrote. “I observed a teen wearing a red tank top reach down and attempt to grab the male student’s phone. [The teen] took an aggressive stance, bladed his body and began clenching his fists.”

Krickovich wrote that he had feared for his safety. Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony told Sun Sentinel that a “thorough investigation” into the incident will take place.

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