sean reardon was stopped by police as he drove through chico in california and claims once he was out of the car he was wrestled to the floor by two police officers who then hit him with a baton or stick .
video footage of the incident , taken by a bystander , has emerged and shows the 30-year-old being repeatedly hit by an officer as he lay on the road .
the clip , posted by action news now , shows reardon appearing to be hit with force multiple times .