An officer at the Aurora Detention Center is accused of breaking a man’s arm while restraining him after the man punched another officer as he was being booked into the jail, city officials said Friday.

Officer Christopher Freitas, 41, is facing a felony assault charge for excessive force while on duty Oct. 6.

The encounter started that morning when 28-year-old Austin Young was being processed for jail intake, Aurora officials said in a news release.

Young was arrested on suspicion of drug possession and arrest warrants from other jurisdictions, jail records show.

Surveillance videos released by the city show an officer grasping Young’s shoulder and arm and starting to lift him out of his chair when Young punched him. Young is then tackled to the ground as a group of officers try to re

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