( CNN ) -- A Duluth , Minnesota , police officer will face criminal charges for , as a video shows , beating up a man in a detox facility last month , the city 's police department said Thursday . Shawn Reed , the independent counsel looking into the case , decided Thursday to press charges against Officer Richard Jouppi , according to a news release from Duluth police . Jouppi will face counts of fifth-degree assault and disorderly conduct , both misdemeanors . The officer 's attorney , Frederic Bruno , defended his clients ' actions as `` 100 % '' justified . According to a police report written by Jouppi , officers responded on September 21 to transport a man -- later identified as Anthony Jackson -- who witnesses described as being `` extremely intoxicated ( and ) in two fights tonight . '' Duluth police spokesman Jim Hansen said last Friday that officers had gone to a halfway house because Jackson had violated its no-drinking policy . Jackson was brought to the Duluth Detoxification Center `` without incident , '' though once there the police report indicates he exchanged `` unpleasant remarks '' with a female staff member . Security camera footage , later released to media , shows Jackson in a room sitting in a wheelchair trying to take off his coat . He stands up , trying to remove his jacket , when the police officer -- Jouppi , who had been standing by the door -- arrives and pins Jackson 's arm behind his head , pushing him back . The video shows Jackson pawing once at the police officer 's face , as his other arm is pinned back . Jouppi responds with five punches to Jackson 's head , then grabs him by the neck and pulls him off his wheelchair and onto the floor . `` I controlled his right arm at the elbow in order to prevent Jackson from falling through with his threat to strike ( a ) staff member , '' Jouppi wrote in the police report . `` I sought to take Jackson into custody and delivered two strikes to Jackson 's face , as it was the only target presented to me at the time and in order to keep him from delivering more strikes I flipped the wheelchair ... which brought Jackson 's back down to the ground . '' Jackson was booked on charged of felony assault and later released , Hansen said . But those charges have since been dropped , according to Ernie Swartout , records manager for the Duluth police department -- a move that Jouppi 's lawyer said was `` expected '' and `` is pandering to the public . '' Division Deputy Chief Mike Tusken told reporters last Friday that police had since visited Jackson `` to reassure ( him ) that we are taking this seriously and just give him an update that we 're doing an investigation on the matter . '' The police official also confirmed that Jouppi has been accused in other incidents . `` It is not the first time there have been complaints on the officer , '' Tusken said . Jouppi 's attorney described the charges facing his client , even though misdemeanors , as `` disturbing '' and unwarranted . `` It is a black-and-white case , '' Bruno said , adding there is no chance his client will settle . The attorney asserts that Jackson `` clearly stands up in the video and strikes the police officer . '' `` You strike a cop , and you are in no man 's land , '' Bruno said . Texas : Police kill amputee in wheelchair at home for the mentally ill. Philadelphia top cop says he plans to fire officer who struck parade-goer . Judge in video beating seeks reinstatement . CNN 's Elwyn Lopez , John Fricke and Greg Botelho contributed to this report .
NEW : This means the product will ship as received by the manufacturer, sealed, with all advertised components, and with the manufacturer warranty. An independent counsel decides to press charges against a Duluth police officer . Video shows him beating up a man in a detox facility , after the man pawed at him . Earlier , the officer 's lawyer called the accusation against his client `` a little extreme ''