(May 19) - The mother of a 14-year-old boy said her son was beaten so badly by police officers earlier this month that she didn't recognize him when she went to find him at the hospital.
Karen Casey told CNN's Headline News that her son, Trevor, and his friends were sitting on the steps of a home in Toledo, Ohio, when police told them to move. Trevor, according to Casey, was slow to get up and police grabbed him and slammed his face on a squad car.
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Trevor said the hood of the vehicle was too hot and he tried to get up, at which point police choked him, his mother told CNN.
Police said the boy refused orders to leave a home where he was loitering and resisted arrest repeatedly.
The incident was caught on video and it shows Trevor restrained in a chokehold by a police officer. His face is bloody and he appears to be unconscious before he falls to the ground.
"He thought he was going to die," Casey said. "He felt like they were crushing the lights out of him."
A statement from a police report said Trevor refused to put his hands behind his back when told to do so by the arresting officers. Police said he told them he had been smoking marijuana before the confrontation began.
"His mother came in ... and filed a formal complaint with internal affairs, and the matter will be thoroughly investigated," Toledo Police Chief Mike Navarro said in a statement.
Casey told CNN her son is now doing fine and did not suffer any lasting injuries.
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