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Road Trip star beaten by Vancouver police

Road Trip star DJ Qualls claims to have been beaten up by Vancouver police last Friday. He was in town filming an episode of Supernatural when he says he witnessed “a dude punch a girl.” He tried to tell a policeman what he’d seen, but was told to get lost. He says when he asked why, the policeman “jumped me & pushed my face into cement.” Qualls tweeted on September 24: “Before it hit the news, just got out out of the ER, Was beaten by a Vancouver Police Officer for no reason. Got stitches and released.” After his initial tweet, he wrote: “Was not arrested b/c was innocent. I was handcuffed and bleeding while the cop kept saying to me, “you think youre f**king better than me?” Rpeatedly asked 4 his badge number and he said if I didnt shut up, Id be taken in. Finally got a card as I was taken to hospital.” Qualls says the cop: “Taunted me for 1/2hr b4 the ambulance came. I was held, no calls, no attorney. AND I had to pay an $800 ER bill. Free healthcare, Canada?” He added: “I demand an apology from Officer Brian Officer Trklja.” Yesterday, he wrote: “Ive met with reps from the Professional Standards unit and they are helping me make a formal complaint. So far, they have been helpful and supportive and we all look forward to a resolution of the situation. I would like to add that the events of Friday night in no way shape or inform my opinions of Vancouver or Canada as a whole.” Qualls has also appeared in All About Steve, The New Guy, Lost and The Big Bang Theory.