during a september 30th traffic stop, dayton police officers stopped clifford owensby's car after theyaid it was seen leaving a suspected drug house. police body camera footage released friday shows the co telling owensby to exit his car so a police dog can conduct an "air-sniff" search. owensby told them he could not step out of the car because he is a paraplegic. this is part of their exchange. >> stepped out of the car, sir. i am going to help you get out. >> excuse me? >> i'm going to help you get t. >> i don't think that is necessar amy: when the officers said they would help oensby get out his car, hsaid, "i don't think that's gonna happen sir." he used his ll phoneo call for lp, anrepeatly requested a supervising officer, a "white shirt," as officers commanded him to get out of the vehicle. >> i cant step out of the car. >> you g in the car. you caget out of t car. >> can you come down to ferguson and grand? the police pulled me over, and they are trying to make me get out of the car. i tell them i cannot get out of the car without help. ring some people with cameras. bring came

by ways of clifford owensby, our client.w this is the officers -- the officer was very aggressive from the beginning. and as owensby stated, that's why he was fearful of his life when the officer asked him to get out of the car. number one, you heard the officer state very clearly inside the video that you got one or two things is going to happen. number one, either you are going to get out of the car. or number two, we're going to drag you out of the car. >> right. >> so officer chose the latter. the officer chose to drag him out of the car because, number one -- you know, was not going to take place because he could not get out of the car on his own. so the officer's actions, in our view, were egregious. he was upset for whatever the case may have been. but this should -- a -- a traffic stop -- a pretextual traffic stop with a -- regarding the tint on his windows should not have led to a citizen within these united states of america in the 21st century to be dragged in their car like an animal with his hair drug across thi

. >> reporter: clifford owensby as seen on this body camera footage released b dayton, ohio police repeatedly explained that he was a paraplegic and had no use of his legs >> i can't get out of the van. >> reporter: he was pulled over september 30th in a white audi in ohio. he was seen leaving a suspected drug house >> cooperate get out of the car >> reporter: the police released video was edited nbc news cannot confirm what happened before or after. >> you're hurting me >> reporter: the officers forcibly pull him out of the car by his hair, pinning him to the ground >> somebody help somebody call the real police please >> reporter: then dragging him to the police vehicle. police say they found more than $22,000 in the carrcotics cane dog signaled it had been in close proximity to illegal drugs. >> i feel like they need to train their officers to deal with disabled people in a more efficient manner you know, treat them with respect. >> reporter: but the dayton fraternal order of police defending the officers, saying they offered to assist owensby but sometimes the arrest of noncompliant indiv

clifford owensby was pulled out of his car as you can see there after traffic stop last month.ice say they stopped owensby because he was seen leaving a suspected drug house. cnn's amara walker has more on the report here. her report contains the stunning video. >> reporter: the nearly 12-minute police body cam video of the september 30th police encounter begins with a traffic stop. >> i cannot step out. i'm a paraplegic. >> reporter: and ends with 39-year-old clifford owensby screaming, showing officers dragging him out of the car by his arm and hair before putting him in their cruiser. >> i'm a paraplegic. i'm a paraplegic. >> reporter: in the body cam video released by the dayton police department on friday, police say owensby was leaving a suspected drug house when they pulled him over. after running a background check and learning of past felony drug and weapons charges, they requested a narcotics detection canine to sniff the vehicle. according to dayton police major brian johns. that's when owensby is asked to step out of the car. he explains he's paralyzed from the wais

in the video, 39-year-old clifford owensby can be heard requesting a white shirt, that's shorthand forsupervisor. the officer says he'll only call one after owensby gets out of the car. i do want to warn you this is disturbing. >> i'm not getting out. i just told you, i'm a para paraplegic. i cannot get out. can you call your white shirt? if you pull me out of here -- >> i'm going to pull you out and then i'll call a white shirt because you're getting out of the car. you're getting out of this car. you can cooperate and get out of the car or we can drag you out of the car. >> i know i got rights sir. i would like for you to call your white shirt. >> i will. get out of the car. >> come on, bro. >> get out of the car. listen. >> i'm a paraplegic, bro. you can hurt me, bro. what are you all doing, bro? i'm a paraplegic, bro, i'm trying to tell you i got help getting in the car. you're going to hurt me. i'm a paraplegic. >> ow, ow, somebody help! >> cnn's laura jarrett joining me now with more. laura, how did we even get here? what led to that encounter? >> yeah, erica, it's hard to watch

amy: clifford owensby says dayton police violtly arrested him last month

. >> reporter: tonight, police body camera video showing the moment officers yank clifford owensby out of a car by his hair and arm after he tells police he's a paraplegic. >> someone help! >> reporter: the police stopping the 39-year-old late last month in dayton, ohio, saying they saw him leave a suspected drug house. one officer heard several times offering assistance. >> i can't get out of the vehicle, sir. >> sir, i'm going to assist you out of the vehicle. >> no, you're not. no, you're not. no, you're not. you're not going to touch me. >> reporter: owensby then pulled from the car and pinned against the ground. >> please help me! >> stop! stop! >> reporter: police say $22,000 in cash was found in the car. a narcotics k-9 alerting to it, meaning, they say, it had been in close proximity to illegal drugs. tonight, it will be in the hands of the city prosecutor as to whether owensby will face any charges. the dayton fraternal order of police saying the officers followed the law. adding, "sometimes the arrest of noncompliant individuals is not pretty." tonight, owensby says he's cons

newly released police body cam video shows officers dragged clifford owensby out of his car and yanked him by his hair after a traffic stop. officers ignored repeated pleas from owensby saying he was paraplegic. a warning to our audience this video includes disturbing images of police violence. >> get outf the car. get out of tar. >> what are you doing that for? i am paraplegic. i am paplegic. i need help tting in and out of t car. this is hurtinge. ! ow mebody help! somebody hp! amy: the justice department has announced it will not file federal charges against the white police officer inkj kenosha, wisconsin who fired seven shots at point-blank range into the back of jacob blake last year. the shooting left the 29-year-old african american father partially paralyzed.mo the officer, rusten sheskey shot blake as he leaned into his car. three of blake's young sons witnessed the shooting from inside the car. the boys were just 3, 5 and 8 years old at the time. the justice department said there was insufficient evidence that the officers willfully used excessive force. to see our interview

place on september 30th and in it, you can actually see that encounter that happened between clifford owensbyup to this traffic stop, according to dayton police, they had spotted him leaving what they suspect to be a drug house. that combined with felony weapons and drug history, that is why they planned to initiate a k-9 search of the vehicle and this is when there's an altercation taking place. there was this back and forth that lasted about two minutes between the officers and owensby, he makes is very clear he does not have use of his legs when the officer asked him step out of the vehicle. the officer asked if he can help him step out of the vehicle. the policy everyone step out of the vehicle so they can ensure the protection of the k-9 officer. things get tense, that scuffle takes place. in terms of what we're hearing from his legal representation, owensby's attorney telling our colleague, they believe the actions of the officers were illegal on multiple fronts. you mentioned profiling, unlawful arrest. they're alleging illegal search and seizure, failing to read him his rights before

it starts when a dayton police officer offered clifford owensby to get out of the car.ell even exit the vehicle because he was unable to use his legs. take a listen. >> get out of the car. i'm a paraplegic. >> help you get out. i'm helping you get out. >> excuse me? >> get out. >> i don't think that's going to happen, sir. i don't think that's going to happen. >> get out of the vehicle, sir. >> asked you. i will assist you. >> you are not. you are not going to touch me. you're not touching me. i'll get somebody on the line because i will -- there will be a lawsuit if you put your hands on me for no reason. >> the reason is -- >> no, no, no. we're not going to go there. a witness what's going on. i cannot step out. i'm a paraplegic. >> that audio is a way to receive it from the police department. officers then ordered him to get out saying in the tape it was to inspect it for drugs. they also offered to help him exit. he declined each time asked and then escalated. a quick warning the following video may be distressing. >> you see the two options. >> i know i have a righ

. >> reporter: and ends with 39-year-old clifford owensby screaming, showing officers dragging him outng him in their cruiser. >> i'm a paraplegic! i'm a paraplegic. >> reporter: in the body cam video released by the dayton police department on friday, police say owensby was leaving a suspected drug house when they pulled him over. after running a background check and learning of past felony drug and weapon possession charges, the responding officers requested a narcotics detection k-9 to sniff the vehicle according to dayton police major, brian johns. that's when owensby is asked to step out of the car. he explains he is paralyzed from the waist down and repeatedly refused to allow the officer to help him get out of the car. >> i can't step out of the car, sir. >> i'm going to help you get out. >> excuse me? >> i'm going to help you get out. >> well, i don't think that's going to happen, sir. >> reporter: the exchange continues as the officer insistence on helping him, and explains to owensby he needs to get out of the car, per the department's policy. >> i can't get out of the vehicl