SAVAGERY: Metro Officer of the Year attacked during arrest in east Nashville. [archive]

After he arrived, Officer Matthew Cammarn reportedly witnessed a man assault a woman. According to police, the 22-year-old “aggressively walked up to the officer,” who told the man to put his hands behind his back.

That’s when police say the man, identified as Brian Shannon, pulled away before pulling Officer Cammarn to the ground.

As the two were fighting and Shannon swung his fists, other people in a crowd began pulling, pushing, kicking and hitting the officer in an effort to free Shannon. The incident was caught on camera and some video was posted to Facebook.

Eventually, Shannon broke free and took off running. Officer Cammarn chased after him and the 22-year-old was taken into custody one street over.

Here is a video of a local news report followed by a partial recording of the incident.