BOYLE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX18) — Newly released body camera and dashcam video from a June traffic stop in Boyle County shows a routine speeding stop escalating into what an attorney alleges was excessive use of force by a Kentucky State Police trooper.

The footage shows 32-year-old Devin Langsdorf being ordered to the ground by Trooper Seth Owens – before being leg-swept, kneed, and punched, all while his 3-year-old daughter sat in the back seat of his vehicle.

According to the arrest citation, Langsdorf was pulled over on June 6 along U.S. 150 for allegedly driving 86 mph in a 55 mph zone. The citation claims he became agitated, lacked proof of insurance, and refused to exit his vehicle.

But Danville attorney Ephraim Helton, who represents Langsdorf, says the charges were overblown — pointi

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