The Denver Post obtained this footage via a public records request. Sgt. Rudolph Suniga responded to a report of a man attempting to steal cars on Sept. 23. Within seconds of arriving and contacting the suspect With another officer The incident escalated from a conversation to a physical struggle. Suniga Later told investigators that the man tried to punch the other officer, Adam Lucero In the face. Suniga then put the man in a chokehold and continued the hold for more than a minute even as the man Jaworski Gauthier asked for help.
