Two brothers say they were beaten for no reason by Tukwila police officers in a confrontation last May that was caught on a patrol car dash board video camera. 

The two say they were driven around for hours and taken to jail on what they say were trumped-up charges.

The brothers, Charles Chappelle and Jahmez Amili, say it happened fast.

"I was thrown to the ground," Chappelle said.

"I didn't have any idea what was going on.  I was, like, I can't believe he just started punching me," said Amili.

Two Tukwila police officers forced them to the ground, then more officers arrived.

It was 2:43 a.m. on Saturday, May 12.

"Once I was on the ground, I was pinned on the ground by several people, people's hands and knees were on my hands and back and I was getting hit continually in the face," Chappelle said.

Officers pepper-sprayed them, too.

According to the police report, officers were responding to a fight near the Southcenter Mall when they spotted the two brothers walking near the edge of the road.

Officers wrote in the report that the pair was intoxicated, combative and were refusing orders.

The two brothers admit they'd been drinking, but weren't arguing with the officers.

"I had my hands raised in the air, I was complying with the officer's demands," said Chappelle.

On the dash-cam video, Chappelle is seen holding his hands up.  With the video slowed down, you can see him start to go to the ground before the officer gets to him.

Once handcuffed, the two were walked to the patrol cars, where you can see the bloodied face of 29-year-old Jamez Amili.

"I was just trying to make sure I stay alive, 'cause I was really, like, feeling like I was about to die 'cause I couldn't breathe at all," Amili said.

The two brothers were arrested for investigation of obstruction of justice and resisting arrest.

Police say they also assaulted the officers during the struggle.

But when the two men were taken to jail, the guards turned them away. They told police they needed to be taken to the hospital instead.

According to Chappelle and Amili, they never got treatment at Highline Hospital, despite what it says in the police report.

"A police officer was holding my eyelid open, while another police officer was spraying water in my face," Chappelle said. 

They say the officers washed-off their faces in the garage at the Tukwila Police Department, then drove them around with the windows down.

"I think they were trying to make the swelling in our faces go down," said Chappelle. 

Finally, three hours after they were first approached by police, Chappelle and Amili were taken to the jail and booked.

"Basically, like, I was kidnapped. Just 'cause you're the police, I don't think you should be able to drive around with people for five hours and beat them to death because you've got power," Amili said.

We asked Tukwila police about the case -- asked if we could sit down and look at the video with them.

We were told the case is under review, part of an internal investigation that was launched after a complaint made by Chappelle and Amili's family.

They claim the officers used excessive force in this take-down and kept them from getting medical attention.

"I really just want justice to be served and the truth to come out," Amili said.

Tukwila police said they won't comment on an ongoing investigation.

It's important to point out that both of the men have previous criminal convictions for drugs and assault.

But the charges related to this case against Jamez Amili were recently dismissed by a judge and are still pending for his brother Charles Chappelle.

The brothers are considering suing the Tukwila Police Department.

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