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Body-worn footage shows the arrest and tasering of Joshua Ford on 6 August 2023. Photo: Screenshot.

Footage shows police forcefully arresting a man, including appearing to taser him twice, after he was allegedly spotted with a can of alcohol in a Civic car park.

But while Joshua Ford was handed a fine-only charge from the 6 August 2023 incident, this charge was ultimately dismissed after a magistrate questioned how police officers were certain that he had actually been drinking alcohol.

The body-worn camera footage, which was tendered to the ACT Magistrates Court, shows a police car driving up beside Mr Ford as he stands with a can in a stubbie holder in the Theatre Lane carpark.

“Do you want to put the drink down, mate? … because you’re drinking in public and you’ve just made a c-k of yourself, calling out to us,” an officer tells him.

Another officer grabs the can and tries to take it out of his hands, but he doesn’t let go and says, “Don’t touch me, brah”.

When he pulls his arm away, the first officer grabs his arm and tells him, “You’re under arrest”.

A scuffle ensues, during which an officer appears to grab Mr Ford’s throat, before he is taken to the ground and an officer yells, “Taser, taser”.

Mr Ford can be heard screaming while it appears he is tasered twice.

Meanwhile, police tell bystanders to “Stay the f-k back”, and an officer can be seen pointing another taser at them.

Two police officers arrest Mr Ford while a third holds on to the taser used to subdue him.

The 26-year-old was handed a charge of possessing an open container of liquor in a certain public place, which carries a maximum penalty of an $800 fine, to which he pleaded guilty on Monday (15 January).