Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published June 8, 2025 1:08 P.M. 
Screenshot of video shown above taken from video originally posted by Rachel Rausch.

(Ellwood City, Pa) A video has gone viral of an interaction between a young man and an Ellwood City police officer. The incident took place at a Sheetz in Ellwood City when a young man was trying to retrieve his cell phone he had lost at the location.

A video taken by another person shows an Ellwood City officer behind the counter speaking to the man who was demanding his phone back. The two are seen exchanging words briefly before the officer shoves the man to the ground and yells at him in a corner.

Before the shove, the man is heard asking “who else was here?” and the Police officer states that he is. The man then tells the officer “I don’t give a f***, I just want my phone” before being pushed to the ground. The officer states “I’m not going to put up with this s***” as the man is on the ground.

The officer is seen tossing the phone in question on a table before continuing to speak with him. The video cuts abruptly as the officer appears to put his hand over it. A second officer is seen in the video observing the incident.

Further details of the incident are not yet known and it is unclear if any charges were filed. An online petition has been started in regards to the incident to “Demand justice for the assault victim”.

The video had over 250,000 views on Facebook as of Sunday morning.

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