Facebook user Chelsea Elizabeth posted the one-minute-and-nine-second video clip on the social media platform on Saturday afternoon, alleging police assaulted her son.

Police charged 44 people with 59 total citations and crimes over the course of the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in 2023. In 2022, a total of 27 citations were issued. That parade was the first to happen in two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newport Police Chief Ryan G. Duffy has addressed the department’s use of force policies following incidents during the city’s recent St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Duffy acknowledges that large events often require police intervention.