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On March 11, 2008, Leonard Marella was arrested in the 100 block of Wilson Ave. in the Oildale area. Upon coming into contact with police Mr. Marella ran.  The reason he ran is because he knew he had a warrant issued for his arrest for a probation violation and Mr. Marella assumed the police were looking for him, however, they were not.  According to the Bakersfield Police Department (BPD), they were looking for another man whom they said fit Mr. Marella's description, however, they later discovered, they had the wrong man. After the BPD had Mr. Marella on the ground with his hands cuffed behind his back, they proceeded to beat him with their police batons, kick him in the face to the point of knocking out his teeth, taser him in the face with a Taser gun, and allow their police dog to bite Mr. Marella all up and down both legs.  Mr. Marella later had to go to the Emergency Room at Kern Medical Center because the dog bites on his legs had become infected. We are...
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