Three officers in Arkansas have been suspended after they were caught on video pummeling a man on the pavement.

Around 10 a.m. on Sunday, authorities were notified that a man was making terroristic threats to a convenience store employee, according to Sheriff Jimmy Damante with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO).

KFSM-TV reported, “The suspect allegedly spit on the employee and threatened to ‘cut off their face.'”

Sheriff Damante claimed that the conversation began calm, but escalated after the man attacked one of the deputies. He allegedly pushed the deputy to the ground and punched him in the head.

A bystander captured video of three police officers brutally beating the man – who was already on the ground. One of the officers is holding the man down on the ground while the other two cops are seen punching, kneeing, and kicking the man. One of the officers smashes the man’s head on the pavement.