“Is this the dude?” says an LAPD officer on newly released bodycam video from the incident. “Probably,” said the other officer as they drove up to Antone Austin, 42, who was outside of his Hollywood home around 3 p.m. to pick up garbage cans.
Police were responding to a call from a woman regarding her ex-boyfriend and a restraining order violation. She had given no description of the suspect, which did not deter officers from pursuing Austin, according to the complaint filed in federal court last year.
A judge unsealed the video from the officer’s body-worn camera last week. The two clips,…
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