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Video appears to show Framingham man fighting police during arrest

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Two Framingham police officers who responded to a domestic violence call early Sunday morning were beaten and injured by the suspect, according to police.

Cell phone video shot by an anonymous person inside the Universal Street apartment shows the officers ordering the suspect to put his hands behind his back and the suspect shoving the police and throwing punches. The male and female officers return punches in an attempt to subdue him.

Marcus Bino, 29, was finally arrested after backup arrived and used a TASER -- before the suspect knocked it away.

A police report obtained by FOX25 states that the backup found the injured officers out of breath and visibly hurt.

"Both officers' uniforms were disheveled, uniform shirts pulled open, name tags pulled off, police equipment spread throughout the room from their duty belts," the report states.

Once he was handcuffed and transported to a cruiser, Bino mocked the officers he fought, court papers say.

"As officer Alves and Officer Seeto were walking by the cruiser to the ambulance, Bino laughed at the officers calling them (expletive)," the report says.

Bino also allegedly told police, "You (expletive) need to learn Jiu Jitsu."

Framingham police say Bino appears to be a trained fighter. The initial call Sunday morning was for a report that he had been beating his girlfriend, according to the police report.

"I think it's clear in the video that they were fighting for their lives," Framingham Police Chief Kenneth Ferguson said. "This person had been trained. Very strong individual, a lot of emotion involved on his part, and they were fighting for their lives, no doubt in my mind."

The female officer reported she suffered several blows to the left side of her head, had a black left eye, an abrasion on her left arm and pain in that arm preventing her from fully moving it.

The male officer suffered chest pain, trouble breathing, an irregular heart rate and bruising and cuts to his face, he reported.

"They're recuperating. They'll be back to work. They're in good spirits," Chief Ferguson said. "This had the potential to be much worse than it was. The officers were able to effect the arrest and keep the victim safe and contain the aggressor."

Bino was arraigned on Monday on several charges including two counts of assault and battery on a police, domestic assault and battery, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace and witness intimidation.

Bino posted $9,500 bail and was released from jail. He will appear in court again on Sept. 13.

FOX25 attempted to reach Bino for comment but could not locate him or an attorney representing him.