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Mashpee Police Investigate Stun Gun Arrest Caught On Video

MASHPEE (CBS) -- Police said they have completed an internal investigation into the March arrest of a Mashpee man that involved a stun gun.

Mashpee Police Chief Scott Carline said in a release that Ryan Ridenour, 27, was arrested on March 4. Police said they arrested him at a home on Cranberry Lane on an active warrant out of Wrentham District Court for assault and battery on a police officer.

A video of Ridenour's arrest was posted to YouTube this week. As Chief Carline said in a statement Friday, the officers were aware they were being videotaped at the time of the arrest.

Watch: Full Video of Arrest (Warning: Contains Explicit Language)

The video begins with an officer telling Ridenour to exit his car, to which Ridenour responds, "Let me get out of the car." The officer then appears to use a stun gun on Ridenour.

Chief Carline said Friday that he was aware of the incident, and ordered the internal investigation into the video as soon as he found out about it.

"Due to the nature of the pending prosecution the results of the internal investigation will be withheld until the completion of this case at which time I look forward to releasing the internal investigation in its entirety," Chief Carline said in the statement.

Ridenour's attorney, Peter Aspesi, said Ridenour will not be speaking until the matter is resolved.

"I believe after speaking to witnesses, my client will be exonerated after his trial," Aspesi told WBZ Friday afternoon.

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