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The city of Sour Lake has asked the Lumberton Police Department to review a recent traffic stop during which two plainclothes officers in an unmarked vehicle held a man against his truck by his neck.

In a Facebook video posted Wednesday, two officers are seen holding a man against a truck as they try to remove his wallet from his back pocket. The video, posted by an account named Kendric Bates, has garnered thousands of views and comments.


The stop appeared take place on a residential property. A family member who recorded the incident can be heard asking what happened.

 I don't know,  the man says.

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Officers ask for the man's driver's license, and he responds,  I don't have to. 


When the man asked to make a phone call, one says,  I'm the police chief, deal with me. 

The video ends with the man, in handcuffs, talking with the officers.

It is unclear if the man was issued any citations.

Attempts to reach Bates Thursday regarding the video were unsuccessful.


In an Oct. 7 statement, city officials said they were aware of the incident and are taking the matter seriously and investigating the circumstances of the traffic stop.
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