New Jersey beach cops under fire for putting surfer in chokehold 'for not displaying badge on his wetsuit' By Ruth Bashinsky For Dailymail.Com Published: 18:19 EDT, 22 August 2024 | Updated: 18:27 EDT, 22 August 2024 e-mail View comments A group of New Jersey beach police are under fire after placing a surfer in a chokehold for not displaying his beach badge on his wetsuit - but it was reportedly on his beach bag the entire time. The disturbing incident took place on Tuesday at Belmar Beach as surfer Liam Mahoney, 28, of Junction City, California was restrained by two officers while he desperately tried to tell them he has a beach badge.
Video footage shows the two officers placing Mahoney in a violent chokehold and throwing him down on the sand, in front of a group of horrified beachgoers and children who were heard screaming 'let him go.' On Thursday, The Daily Sneed posted the video on X that went viral garnering more than 4.4K views.
Many expressed outrage by how the incident was handled. Mahoney was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, obstruction of justice. He was issued a borough ordinance for Beach Badge Required, as per Belmar Chief of Police Tina Scott, 11News reported.
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