ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 Rodney Davis, the Marion County man who accused Orlando police of brutality after an incident during Florida Classic Weekend, is no longer facing street racing charges.<\/p>\n
Davis and his attorney, Rajan Joshi, told News 6 on Wednesday that a charge of operating a vehicle during a street takeover was dropped.<\/p>\n
Video circulating on social media showed the moment Davis was pulled from his car and slammed to the ground by Orlando Police officers near Central Street and Orange Avenue last November.<\/p>\n
Davis says he was \u201cthrown down face-first into the pavement, knees all in my back,\u201d after Orlando Police officers pulled him from his car.<\/p>\n
Davis says he told police the car was still in drive and his 12-year-old was still inside when the vehicle began rolling.<\/p>\n
The video also appears to show his 17-year-old son being forced to the ground and taken into custody.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be face down on the ground looking up at your son and seeing him getting slammed into the ground, not able to do anything about it, is horrible,\u201d Davis said in November.<\/p>\n
At the time, Joshi compared the encounter to past high-profile brutality cases, saying, \u201cThis is just like being treated like Rodney King or George Floyd, and this is happening in Orlando.\u201d<\/p>\n
News 6 reached out to both the Orlando Police Department and State Attorney Monique Worrell\u2019s office after hours for statements. We are waiting to hear back.<\/p>\n
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