They weren’t beating him to a pulp when they first pulled him out of his car. They were trying to turn him over on his stomach and get control of his arms and hands so they could cuff him.
They stopped him for no reason. This was confirmed by the Memphis Police Dept who reviewed all footage along the route he was driving.
They bum rushed the car and cursed him and snatched him out of the car, attacked him, pepper sprayed him, and used a stun gun on him.
By this time, he obviously “FEARed for his life” and ran. Remember he was accused of reckless driving. 3 houses from his mother’s house he was caught, tortured, and battered to death.
By the way, all 5 of the officers was bigger than him. He was 150 pounds. They should have been able to handle cuffing him without the kicks to the head and the sustained beating.