Video shows arrest by Arizona police which left man with third-degree burns –video report

On 6 July 2024, Michael Kenyon was walking to his local store in Phoenix, Arizona, when two officers of the city's police department stopped him. Kenyon's encounter with police left him with third-degree burns and deep scarring. The incident took place during a day in which Phoenix was under an excessive heat warning. Kenyon said the burning during the arrest 'felt like acid on my skin'. Kenyon has not been charged with a crime