High-speed chase ends with police beating suspect on live TV

UPDATED: 3:25 p.m. ET with comment from Massachusetts State Police

A high-speed chase that began in Holden, Massachusetts, ended nearly 45 miles to the northeast in Nashua, New Hampshire, with authorities beating the surrendering suspect on live television.

The suspect, Richard Simone, was wanted by Holden Police on multiple warrants, according to WCVB, and led authorities on a chase that involved Holden Police, Massachusetts State Police, and New Hampshire State Police. The driver reached speeds upwards of 90 mph, according to a freelance journalist who was following the chase on a police scanner. 

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Police finally cornered the suspect in a dead end in Nashua, leading him to finally exit his vehicle and surrender. Television helicopters captured the scene from above as the suspect, on his knees, was approached by police who turned physical, beating him during the arrest. 

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Further details about the warrants that spurred the chase have not been released. 

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Nashua PD issued a statement on Facebook saying that none of the department's officers had any involvement in the chase or arrest.

In a statement provided to Mashable, the Massachusetts State Police said they had "relieved" one officer involved in the chase, pending a hearing on Friday, at which point the officer may be suspended or placed on limited duty as the police conduct an internal investigation. That officer's name has not been released.

That investigation will look into the actions of other officers involved in the brutal arrest as well, according to the department.

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