Couple Calls Police for Help With Unwanted Guests But Cops Brutalize Husband

YAKIMA, Wash.-- A man beaten during a police response. His wife claims brutality; police say he wouldn't cooperate. A picture of the aftermath wound up on the KIMA Facebook page.

It's a startling image sent to KIMA on our Facebook page: a man beaten up and bloodied after a struggle with police. He's Russell Anderson, and his wife, Joey, is still angry about it.

"My husband stood right here watching everything that was transpiring that night," Joey Anderson said.

It happened one night in late April. The Andersons called police for help to get some unwanted guests off their property. At one point, Joey says Russell grabbed a machete before police got there.

According to the incident report, Russell was inside when officers arrived. They told him to come outside.
   
"He was unarmed," Joey said. "He had my cell phone in his hand. That's the only thing that he had in his hand."
"Did he stop when they asked him to stop?" KIMA asked.
"He was still proceeding to the first officer," she responded.

When he wouldn't stop, police records indicate officers took him to the ground. Police say he was resisting, which is why the situation escalated.

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