ORLANDO, Fla. – Video circulating on social media shows the moment Rodney Davis was pulled from his car and slammed to the ground by Orlando Police officers near Central Street and Orange Avenue Sunday night during Florida Classic Weekend .

The Marion County resident, says he was “thrown down face first into the pavement, knees all in my back,” after Orlando Police officers pulled him from his car.

Davis and his attorney, Rajan Joshi, are speaking out, accusing OPD of using excessive force.

Joshi compared the encounter to past high-profile brutality cases, saying, “This is just like being treated like Rodney King or George Floyd, and this is happening in Orlando.”

Davis says he tried to warn officers that the car was still in drive and that his 12-year-old son was inside.

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