The video begins with Elmore, identified through charging documents against Washington, ordering Washington “stand up” after he was handcuffed in the roadway in Pickens County.

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Reform police Chief Richard Black and Mayor Melody Davis sent out a statement Monday acknowledging they are aware of the video of Washington’s arrest. Elmore remains on leave with pay.

Washington was released from the Pickens County Jail on Tuesday. He posted this on his girlfriend’s Facebook page: “Thanks for the love & support fr. It’s really appreciated. I’m just happy to be free.”

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“He’s in good spirits but it’s tough,’’ Washington’s attorney, Leroy Maxwell Jr., told AL.com Wednesday. “He’s going through PTSD.”

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Micah Washington, 24, still faces three additional charges that stem from his encounter with Reform police Officer Dana Elmore on Saturday, but he is out of jail on bond.

24th Judicial Circuit District Attorney Andy Hamlin filed a motion to dismiss the fentanyl trafficking charge, which was granted by District Judge Lance Bailey.

A felony fentanyl trafficking charge against an Alabama man who was hit with a stun gun while he was handcuffed and face down on the hood of an officer’s police car has been dismissed.

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The ordeal began when Washington was changing a flat tire on a Pickens County roadway, not far from his aunt’s house, Maxwell said. Washington and others were going back and forth to the house to get equipment needed to change the tire when Elmore stopped to question Johnson.

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“We will not stop working until we clear Micah’s name and hold all responsible parties accountable,’’ he said. “In addition to abuse of force, we have evidence that false criminal charges were created against Micah.”

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Maxwell said the officer asked him what was going on and asked him for identification. Washington told the officer he was not doing anything wrong, knew his rights and didn’t have to provide that information if he wasn’t detained.

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“The department is in the process of turning over all materials related to this arrest to the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation and has requested a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the arrest,’’ the statement said.

Washington pulled out his phone to start recording and Elmore used a stun gun on Washington, which caused him to drop to the ground. He was then handcuffed.

The officer then holds a stun gun to Washington’s back while she goes through his pockets. She tells him to “stay still” at which point he says, “I ain’t doing shit, bro. I got a gun right there.”

Washington was initially charged with trafficking fentanyl, obstructing government operations, resisting arrest and first-degree possession of marijuana.

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According to Hamlin’s motion, field testing on the substance indicated positive for fentanyl but addition testing failed to confirm the substance as fentanyl.