In 2017, Kehoss responded to help during an attempted traffic stop by another officer, in which Kehoss claimed he'd been struck by the vehicle. An investigation into the incident stated that video evidence showed that Kehoss's vehicle "clearly had not" been hit, adding that while "this review is unable to provide that officer Kehoss made a false report that his cruiser was struck by the suspect vehicle, it does find the situation troubling and raises reasonable doubt.

According to court documents, ShotSpot Ballistics LLC just filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on May 4, citing $642,200 owed to debtors.

Kehoss told Day to get on his stomach and activated his taser again as Day rolled to his stomach and said "Officer, I'm sorry, I don't know what the [expletive] happened." Kehoss put his hand on Day's face as he grabbed his hands and placed them behind Day's back.

The plates were purchased from ShotStop Ballistics LLC in Stow. BBB Akron confirms ShotStop Ballistics LLC was an accredited business from September 2018 to December 2023.

Day continued to plead with Kehoss before the officer said, "You're getting another ride," and fired his taser again as Day lay on his stomach on the ground.

AKRON — Homeland Security Investigations is looking into a local company accused of selling counterfeit police protective gear. The Akron Police Department said it was contacted that its SWAT Team's ballistic shields are compromised.

The officer, Nicholas Kehoss, was arrested on Monday after the Naugatuck Police Department released body camera video showing the incident in which Kehoss deployed his taser after a brief pursuit of 33-year-old Jarell Day, who police say was being arrested for stealing $200 worth of beer.

"Somewhere down the line, there may be an opportunity for restitution on this, so we will be pursuing that, and we will be following it very closely," said Captain Micozzi.

A police officer has been charged with third-degree assault for cruelty against a person after he fired his Taser several times at a suspect in an Oct. 14 incident in Naugatuck, Connecticut.

Documents provided to ABC News by the Naugatuck Police Department show Kehoss has been disciplined by the department several times during his 13-year tenure as a police officer.

The investigation also recommended Kehoss be "verbally counseled in regards to making radio transmissions that could be construed as trying to justify a pursuit, and that his actions in any future pursuit reviews be closely examined."

"Equipment can be made in other parts of the United States, but mostly overseas it's being made because someone is trying to reduce the cost of that equipment but in favor of a higher probability of not meeting our standards," said Dimoff.

"In this case we need to replace them all. This, we, became a part of a bigger investigation we were notified by the department of homeland security that the plates that we had were some of those plates that were found to be counterfeit," said Akron Police Captain Micozzi.

Akron City Council passed an ordinance under emergency to replace the questionable body armor right away for $60,000. The department said it is cooperating with the ongoing federal investigation.

"They are a hard ceramic type of plate, and there's one on the front, one on the back and one on each side. To protect them from rifle rounds and more dangerous things, so those are the things that we're replacing with this request," said Captain Micozzi.

The six-minute, 43-second body camera video, which was provided to ABC News by Naugatuck Police Department, shows the moment Kehoss and fellow Naugatuck officer John Williams first encounter Day in his car with several cases of beer in the back seat. As Williams attempted to open the passenger door, Day drove off.

"When you're on the SWAT team and you're doing high-risk response situations it's extremely important that you have the best equipment, and the equipment that has no chance of failure," said Tim Dimoff, National law enforcement procedures and security expert.

In a letter to the Naugatuck Police Commission notifying of the disciplinary action taken against Kehoss, McAllister said the same tactic and boxing-in maneuver was cited as the underlying cause that led to Kehoss discharging his firearm at a suspect during a traffic stop incident in 2020.

“Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in collaboration with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, executed a federal search warrant in the Stow, Ohio area Oct. 18, 2023. This investigation remains ongoing. As in any given matter, if charges are filed, they will eventually become a matter of public record.”

Day is currently facing charges of robbery, larceny, interfering with an officer and resisting, reckless driving, and disobeying the signal of an officer. He was released on a $200,000 bond.

Most recently, Kehoss was suspended in Aug. 2022 for completing a version of what Police Chief C. Colin McAllister described as a "boxing-in maneuver" during a traffic stop, a move not authorized during that type of incident.

The Homeland Security Investigations, or HSI, took to "X" warning about the protective plates the Akron Police Department needs to replace.

Kehoss pursued Day's vehicle, ultimately catching up to him when Day crashed into a pole. Kehoss got out of his vehicle and started running after Day, yelling "better [expletive] stop" as he drew his taser and fired at Day.