Two more Atlanta police officers were fired Wednesday in connection with an incident in which two college students were pulled from a car during protests against police brutality.
Sgt. Lonnie Hood and Officer Armon Jones were let go from the Atlanta Police Department and face criminal charges for alleged excessive force during the May 30 encounter.
Body camera footage shows several police officers confronting Messiah Young, 22, and Taniyah Pilgrim, 20, who were in a car. The couple were in downtown Atlanta during the second night of protests over the death of George Floyd.
The video showed the officers shouting at the students, using a Taser at them and dragging them from the vehicle, authorities said.

This photo provided by Fulton County Sheriff’s Office shows Lonnie Hood. Atlanta Chief Erika Shields fired two officers and benched three others involved in an incident with two college students during protests in the death of George Floyd. (Fulton County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Both men are charged with aggravated assault for using their Tasers on the couple. Two other officers involved — Willie Sauls and Roland Claud — have been placed on administrative leave and face criminal charges.
Sauls is charged with aggravated assault for pointing a Taser at Pilgrim and with criminal damage for repeatedly hitting and damaging the driver’s side wi