A New York City police officer has been indicted for assault after he was caught on video stomping on the head of an unarmed African American who was pinned to the ground and pleading for help. The attack took place in Brooklyn July 23, less than a week after the police chokehold death of Eric Garner in Staten Island. Garner was also pinned to the ground while pleading, “I can’t breathe.” A grand jury declined to indict a white police officer, Daniel Pantaleo, for Garner’s death. But on Tuesday, Officer Joel Edouard, who is black, was arraigned on charges that could carry up to a year in jail. Cellphone video shows Edouard and another officer pinning Jahmiel Cuffee to the ground while he pleads, “Help me.”

Jahmiel Cuffee: “Help me! Help me! Help me! Help me!”

Bystander: “The nigga just took his gun out, man!”

Edouard briefly removes his gun before replacing it in the holster. He then walks away, returns to Cuffee and stomps on his head. Cuffee was charged with resisting arrest. Police accused him of drinking on the sidewalk and trying to throw away a joint. His case was later dismissed.