A video that appears to show an Altoona patrolman punching a man in an apartment on Fairway Drive in the city on July 4 has been posted on a police watchdog channel on YouTube called LackLuster.

The video went viral Wednesday, resulting in more than 900 comments on the Altoona Police Department Facebook page’s most recent post as of late Wednesday evening. LackLuster has more than 1.4 million subscribers on YouTube and the video had more than 102,000 views as of Wednesday evening.

When viewed by the Mirror, the video appears to show a man and a woman inside an apartment in the aftermath of an argument just after midnight on July 4.

The man, Ryan Coke, spoke with someone outside the building playing loud music, allegedly leading to threats against Coke, after which the officers appeared at the apartment door, having been summoned by some third party, according to the video narrative.

After the couple relayed their side of the story to Altoona officers, patrolman Travis Glass asked Coke for his name, and Coke refused, saying no crime had been committed so he did not have to provide identification.

The video — seemingly recorded on a cellphone, a Ring doorbell camera and a home security camera — appears to show the woman then attempting to close the door on the officers, and Glass seems to push his way inside, along with other officers, and appears to punch Coke multiple times as he curled into a fetal position on a couch. Officers placed both the man and woman in handcuffs before leading them out of the apartment.

A complaint was filed over the weekend about police behavior in the incident, Police Chief Joe Merrill said Wednesday evening.

A review by the department’s Use of Force Review Board has been initiated, Merrill said.

Coke, 43, of Altoona, has been charged with misdemeanor resisting arrest and summary harassment; while the woman, Melissa Gleixner, 35, has been charged with misdemeanor resisting arrest, obstruction of justice and disorderly conduct, according to Merrill.

The pair were processed at the police station and will receive summonses to a magisterial district justice court hearing in the mail, according to Merrill.

“We handle all complaints seriously,” Merrill said. “It doesn’t matter if there’s one person complaining or there’s a video that goes viral.”

When a complaint is filed, the complainant can fill out a form, although that isn’t required, Merrill said.

Any relevant material or statements that can be acquired are reviewed, including reports and bodycam footage and information gleaned from interviews, Merrill said.

The complaint process is overseen by the department’s deputy chief.

Ultimately, the intention is either to sustain the complaint or determine that it is unfounded, Merrill said.

The Use of Force Review Board looks at any use of force that rises to a certain level — and the July 4 incident does that, according to Merrill.

The board consists of department members at various levels.

The board looks at qualifying incidents after they have been reviewed at the supervisory and command staff levels, Merrill said.

In addition to the complaint process and the separate Use of Force process working themselves out, the court’s review of the incident based on the charges should help determine whether there were issues with probable cause or criminal procedure, Merrill said.

No administrative action has been taken against Glass at this point, Merrill said.

A follow-up story will appear in Friday’s Mirror.