WATCH the VIDEO: Police use of force in Newman case

KFDM has obtained a copy of dashboard camera video from the night a Beaumont man claims he was the victim of excessive force at the hands of Beaumont police officers.

"Use of force is never pretty. If an officer has to tase someone, if an officer has to wrestle with someone or god forbid use his weapon on someone that's not a pretty thing," said Mitch Adams, the attorney for CLEAT.

Click here to read any previous reports in Derrick Newman's case.

     KFDM aired a small portion of a videotape captured by a police dashboard camera in the Derrick Newman case. The video prompted the district attorney to ask for a grand jury investigation into the circumstances surrounding Newman's arrest.

    Earlier this month a grand jury indicted two Beaumont officers for official oppression in connection with the arrest. Newman is suing the two officers and three others who took part in the arrest. The videotape will play a key role in the civil lawsuit and the criminal case.

     KFDM filed a freedom of information request with the city of Beaumont, the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office and The Beaumont Police Department to get a copy of the videotape. KFDM received it late Monday afternoon from the DA's Office.

     Derrick Newman was a passenger in a car Beaumont Police pulled over on August 24th, 2007. Police determined another passenger had an outstanding warrant. Newman was taken into custody for resisting arrest but never charged. The entire video lasts about 40 minutes.

     The two officers who were indicted are 43 year old David Todd Burke and 27 year old James Cody Guedry. Burke is accused of striking Newman 13 times with a club. Guedry is accused of twice using a taser on Newman.

     Following the arrest, Newman filed a complaint with the police department. That was in 2007 but the criminal case didn't move forward until the District Attorney's office reviewed the tape and decided to launch an investigation. The investigation led to indictments earlier this month against officers Burke and Guedry.

     "Officers Burke and Guidry did not do a thing wrong. They did exactly what they were trained to do," said attorney Mitch Adams.

     "I was mortified when I saw the tape. I was outraged. Just like I expect all the citizens of Jefferson County to be," said attorney Langston Adams.

   "I know you guys have a 30 minute newscast and I know it's rare you can devote more than a couple of minutes and I know you want people to go to your website to see the whole thing," said Mitch Adams.

     "I absolutely believe citizens have the right to see the video and decide for themselves," said Langston Adams.

    Police officers are allowed to use the force they believe is necessary to overcome the resistance they encounter.

     The Beaumont Police Officers Association released a statement following the indictments of officers Burke and Guedry stating it proudly stands behind the officers and believes when all of the evidence comes out they'll be vindicated.