Newly released body camera video shows officers arresting a man who, police said, brutally beat a German sports journalist who was visiting South Florida earlier this summer — and the suspect is no stranger to the law.

The bodycam video, obtained exclusively by 7News, captured the moment Miami Beach Police officers took Perry Smith into custody.

“Get your hand out of your pocket. Listen to me!” an officer tells Smith.

“Im listening,” says Smith.

“Pay attention!” says the officer.

Never before seen crime scene photos, also obtained by 7News, capture the extent of the injuries that Pit Gottschalk suffered back on June 27: a swollen, bloody eye, a bruised face and more bruising on his back.

7News broke the story of the attack. Gottschalk described the incident at the time.

“One fist hi

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