Pac-12 championship game: Violent arrest caught on camera

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KABC) -- A violent arrest at the Pac-12 college football championship game in Santa Clara Friday was captured on camera.

Crowds at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara shouted at police officers as they attempted to subdue Oregon resident Mark Lydon during halftime of the Oregon-Arizona game.

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(Warning: Video contains graphic language.)

Lydon allegedly tried leave through the wrong exit, and witnesses said an officer tried to use a Taser on the man.

In the video you can see Lydon in a white Oregon shirt and hear him telling a security officer not to touch him.

Three officers surrounded Lydon as people in the crowd yelled "Leave him alone," and "He's not fighting back."

Cellphone video shows an officer hitting Lydon twice on the leg with a baton and putting him in a headlock. With five officers surrounding him, Lydon was forced to the ground and handcuffed. He was arrested for resisting arrest and assaulting an officer.

Lt. Kurt Clarke with the Santa Clara Police Department says officers were ejecting him from the stadium, but Lydon did not cooperate and instead assaulted the officers trying to lead him out.

KGO-TV contributed to this report.