Video Released of Arpaio's Goons Allegedly Murdering Inmate

It took 10 Phoenix police and Maricopa County sheriff's officers to wrestle Ernest "Marty" Atencio to the ground during a struggle Dec. 16 in the Fourth Avenue Jail that ended with Atencio receiving CPR and leaving the facility on a stretcher.

Atencio died at a Phoenix hospital five days after the incident when his family decided to take him off life support.

Atencio's struggle with the police and sheriff's detention officers occurred about 90 minutes after he arrived at the Fourth Avenue Jail after Phoenix police arrested him on assault charges. In a jailhouse video, a Phoenix police officer can be seen placing his arm around Atencio's upper chest or neck before Atencio is taken to the floor and surrounded by the officers. Atencio kicks and struggles on the floor, surrounded by 10 officers who wrestle with him before an unidentified sheriff's deputy deploys a Taser that appears to defuse the situation.

The video later shows eight sheriff's officers surrounding Atencio in a padded cell, where they dragged the 44-year-old Gulf War veteran after he was subdued. Once in the cell, the sheriff's officers continue to struggle with Atencio, although the crowd in the small room makes it difficult to see Atencio, who is on the floor.