Los Angeles police wanted prosecutors to charge King with firing on an officer and resisting arrest , according to his attorney , Mr. Rentzer , but the DA refused . He sent the case back to police for further investigation . He also said officers failed to interview available witnesses , including King 's passengers . ; Rodney Glen King, the victim of the beating, on Wednesday was released from Los Angeles County Jail after prosecutors said police had failed to prove their charges that he resisted arrest after a high-speed chase. The ten officers involved were taken off patrol . King stated he was struck at least forty times as he begged them to stop , and denied the high speeds he was accused of in the chase . Two local residents witnessed the incident and one of them recorded it , then released the tape to national media .
Los Angeles police wanted prosecutors to charge King with firing on an officer and resisting arrest , according to his attorney , Mr. Rentzer , but the DA refused . He sent the case back to police for further investigation . He also said officers failed to interview available witnesses , including King 's passengers . The ten officers involved were taken off patrol . King stated he was struck at least forty times as he begged them to stop , and denied the high speeds he was accused of in the chase . Two local residents witnessed the incident and one of them recorded it , then released the tape to national media .