Shocking new bodycam footage has captured the moment a Miami Beach man was tackled to the ground by police after allegedly trying to drown a dog in the ocean.
Yerko Mendoza-Patino, 37, was arrested on February 28 after dragging a dog into the surf at South Pointe Beach, police said.
The newly released video, obtained by NBC6, shows lifeguards racing to the scene around 7:15 pm as a man identified by the authorities as Mendoza-Patino stood waist-deep in the water.
The individual was seen gripping his dog by the collar and dunking its head underwater ‘several times’ while wading deeper into the ocean – all as furious onlookers screamed at him to stop.