Man killed after altercation with Riverside County Deputies

Disturbing viral video showing Riverside County sheriff’s deputies violently arrest a suspect who they state tried to grab a security guard’s gun.

The suspect died a few hours later at hospital.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department released a statement stating deputies responded to the 5500 block of Mission Boulevard in Jurupa Valley Tuesday night to investigate an assault with a deadly weapon.

Authorities say the suspect tried to grab a security guard’s gun during the incident. They allege 33-year-old Ernie Serrano of Jurupa Valley, fought with the guard and then with deputies who were trying to detain him, but Serrano refused to comply with commands.

The video shows a deputy repeatedly hit the suspect with a baton. A second deputy then tackles Serrano to the ground.

“After Serrano was taken into custody, deputies noticed that he appeared to have stopped breathing. Medical personnel on scene rendered aid and was able to obtain a pulse,” the sheriff’s department said in a media release.

Serrano was taken to a local hospital, where authorities say his condition worsened. He was later pronounced dead.

Serrano’s family disputes Riverside County Sheriff’s office versions of events.

An autopsy is set for Monday.

Investigators from the Force Investigations Detail, Riverside County District Attorney Investigators and Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Central Homicide Unit have been assigned the investigation.