Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are presently defending the actions of police caught on camera last month, in which an officer pressed his firearm against an unarmed suspect’s head and threatened to kill him.

The incident, which occurred on March 26, 2016, began when police stopped a car that they said was connected to a string of larcenies. James Yarborough, who was worried he would be arrested because the man he was riding with had tried to sell him a pistol and was a passenger in the car, fled on foot and was pursued by several officers, who spent four minutes struggling with Yarborough before they got his hands behind his back.

In the video of the incident, two officers can be seen chasing Yarborough, and one falls down in apparent pain while the other continues the chase. Yarborough is finally brought down to the ground, and body cam footage shows that he is on the ground for 17 seconds before an officer pulls a gun on him and places it against his temple, saying, “I will kill you, you understand? Give me your hand, now!”