The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office released video Wednesday, July 1, of the events described in a lawsuit filed June 19 by the mother of Ka'Mar Benbo alleging a sheriff's deputy knelt on the 12-year-old's neck while subduing him during a call to the Clackamas Town Center mall last August.
The video — compiled from mall and TriMet security footage — shows the events leading up to the arrest and alleged use of force by sheriff's deputies Aug. 5, 2019. But TriMet footage of the actual arrest doesn't conclusively show whether or not a deputy's use of force included a knee on Benbo's neck.
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