☑️ Video went viral showing a surfer being cuffed by Belmar police
☑️ Police released body cam footage showing what led to events in the video
☑️ Belmar’s police chief praised a veteran officer for de-escalating the situation
BELMAR — Newly released body cam footage shows the events that led to the arrest of a surfer on the beach Tuesday as seen in a video gone viral.
The initial video posted on social media showed surfer Liam Mahoney, of Junction City, California, handcuffed on the beach with Belmar police officers. He scuffles with the officers and winds up face down in the sand as a woman screams at the officers about Mahoney having a beach badge.
Police Chief Tina Scott released the body cam footage on the department’s Facebook page Thursday night. She wrote that the arrest was about Mahoney’s refusal to comply with police and not about the badge…