Police beat 18-year-old violinist over Mt. Dew bottle

http://rawstory.com/2010/01/police-18-year-old-violinist-over-mountain-dew-bottle/

Police suspected he had a gun in his pocket. Apparently being suspected of carrying a weapon is a crime in and of itself, the police don't even have to feel threatened! After beating Miles in the head with a closed fist, the officers discovered the object was a Mountain Dew bottle. "Miles suffered a swollen face, hair ripped from his scalp and a twig jabbed through his gum during the incident."
Closed fists do not rip out hair, and just where did this twig come from? Miles has said that he was hit with a 'branch', whether from a tree or bush has not been said in any story I've read yet.
Again, the police are another gang on the street, albeit a well armed and organized one and should be avoided whenever possible.