Video footage obtained from the City of Oxford in use of force incident
Content warning: The following contains videos of graphic violence and body camera footage of a police officer striking a Miami University student three times during an arrest.
These videos show the events leading up to and following an use of force incident between an Oxford police officer and a Miami University student outside Brick Street Bar on Nov. 18. The videos were released by the City of Oxford as part of a public records request by The Miami Student. None of the videos obtained include audio. Legal representatives for the City of Oxford wrote that the audio was redacted due to pending criminal proceedings.
This page will be updated as new footage is released.
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University administrators told the group they had to clear out before 9 p.m., or their organizations would be summarily suspended for violating the university's property policy.
Oxford is a small town with a permanent resident population of around 8,000, but when Miami University students arrive for the fall semester, its population nearly triples, when considering the students who live both on and off campus. Many businesses in town, such as Brick Street, OxVegas Chicken and others seek to capitalize on student demand.