The Brief A traffic stop of a 28-year-old man charged with resisting arrest in July is being questioned. Tyler Tice was pulled over by Center Line police and eventually wrestled to the ground and tased. Tice's attorney shared video of the incident and says he was targeted in a predatory traffic stop.



A July traffic stop of a 28-year-old man has led to a resisting arrest charge and a host of questions sparked by the incident.

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Tyler Tice's mother and attorney believe he was unfairly targeted in what they are calling a predatory traffic stop by officers.

Tice's mom contacted FOX 2 in an effort to bring awareness to the situation. Center Line police video from the bodycam of the incident may be disturbing to some viewers.

The attorney for Tyler Tice shared the video with FOX 2 of the traffic stop just before 9 a.m. July 9th, which escalated into a physical confrontation behind the Citizens Bank off Van Dyke and Timken.

Tyler Tice Traffic Stop Video

Timeline:

Officer:  Put them on the steering wheel! 

The video appears to show Tice with his hands on the steering wheel looking at the officer after several repeated demands.

As the officer calls for backup, his body camera shows the other officer with his gun drawn. On the video it captures a brief glimpse of the weapon 12 seconds later.

Officer:  Driver's license, registration, proof of insurance. 

Tice:  Hold on, hold on, because your partner over here, he's trippin.' My mom is a judge. 

Officer:  I told you to put your hands up four times. 

Tice:  I pulled out my wallet and I literally did this. 

Officer:  License, registration and proof of insurance. 

Tice:  All right, so, all right, I'll do it. 

Officer:  One more time and I'm pulling you out of the car. License and registration, proof of insurance, grab it now. All right. Come on, step out. Step out of the car!

Tice:  Wait, wait, hold on, hold on. Let me get out, hold on. 

Officer:  Go ahead and get out first. 

Police Encounter Becomes Physical

Dig deeper:

As both officers try to pull Tice out of the car, he tries to comply, but the confrontation be

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