Vaping arrest turns into violent encounter with police as officer knees man multiple times in Ocean City, Maryland, video shows

A video showing a Maryland police officer kneeing a man multiple times during an arrest over vaping is circulating through social media.

A video showing a Maryland police officer kneeing a man multiple times during an arrest over vaping is circulating through social media. The encounter began on Saturday just before 8:30 p.m. in the coastal resort town of Ocean City after officers approached a "large group vaping on the boardwalk" near 12th Street, the city said in a statement. After the officers informed the group of the city ordinance prohibiting smoking and vaping, the officers observed a man resume vaping, officials said. When the officers approached the group again, the man refused to provide his identification and "became disorderly," and a large crowd began to form around the officers, according to the city. The video, taken by witness Lauryn Gray, was taken as the detainee was already on the ground.