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Savannah police are investigating the use of force in an arrest after a video circulated online.

Police say Watson, a suspect in an aggravated assault, fled a traffic stop and resisted arrest while armed with a stolen firearm.

Watson faces multiple charges, including theft of a firearm and obstruction.

The Savannah Police department will be launching a formal use of force investigation, according to a statement released in response to a video circulating online of an intense arrest made of an armed suspect this week.

In the video, 18-year-old Joshua Watson is seen on the ground, held down by two SPD officers on Tuesday, Aug. 19 as they attempt to remove a firearm from his waistband. Watson, in the video, begs to be let up so he can grab the firearm himself.

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