Skateboarder alleges excessive force in Pier arrest

by Garth MeyerA young skateboarder at the new Redondo Beach Pier skate park the night of April 21 alleges that a police officer “stomped” on his board as he skated by, causing him to fly into the air and hit a fire hydrant with his back – before being arrested for skateboarding on the Pier, resisting arrest and obstruction of an officer.A bystander’s video shows the moments surrounding the incident. Arrested was a 19-year-old male, booked into the Redondo Beach jail for