PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Three Phoenix police officers are accused of telling a man he was allowed to beat his teenage son, shortly before a violent arrest led to the boy’s wrist being broken nearly two years ago.

The incident was captured on body-cam video released by attorneys representing 18-year-old Sergio Nino III.

The lawsuit paints a horrible picture, with claims of three officers coming into a Phoenix home in the early morning hours of Jan. 23, 2024, and tackling Nino, then 16, breaking his wrist and busting open his chin in the process.

Nino is now suing the city of Phoenix and the three officers involved for battery and excessive force. According to the suit, the incident stemmed from Nino’s father calling 911 to report his son had been “acting out” and “missing school.”

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