The man who was arrested says he and his daughter were at least 15 feet away from anyone else.

This caught on tape, shows a dad being taken into custody in front of his wife and six year old daughter.

His crime.

They were taking a break from quarantine and were tossing a ball around in a park in Brighton, Colorado.

They're like, You know, if you don't give us your information, you don't identify yourself that we're gonna place you in handcuffs, we're gonna take you down, process you in, book you a citizen posted the video to social media.

The dad taken into custody turns out to be a former Colorado state trooper.

Mooney notes that none of the officers putting him in cuffs wore gloves or masks.

Boonie says he sat in the patrol car for 10 minutes before officers released him without a citation.

He says the ordeal really affected his daughter.

Were you scared?

Were you nervous when your dad was talking to the police officers?

I was scared and angry.

The department is apologizing, calling it overreach by our police officers.