Police officer charged after shocking video shows him smash a woman's cellphone and PUNCH her in the face during traffic stop for failing to signal a right turn

A Pennsylvania police officer has been charged after shocking video emerged of him appearing to punch a woman during a traffic stop.

Officer Jesus Santiago-DeJesus pulled over Marcelina Cintron-Garcia in Reading on April 5 after he falsely accused her of failing to use a signal to turn right.

He is then accused of hitting the woman and smashing her cell phone after she and a passenger tried to record him

Footage, obtained by Fox 34, from a house near where the incident unfolded had surveillance cameras and showed Cintron-Garcia using her turn signal correctly.

Officer Santiago-DeJesus (mugshot pictured) is accused of hitting the woman and smashing her cell phone after she and a passenger tried to record him

He told Cintron-Garcia and her passenger, Joel Rodriguez, to get out of the car and sit by the curb.

Santiago-Dejesus then called for backup and told them to stop recording him. Cintron-Garcia refused, so Santiago-Dejesus tried to take her phone away from her. He then punches her while a supporting cop handcuffs Rodriguez on the ground. 

Officials said this is not the first time Santiago-DeJesus has been involved in an altercation like this. 

Berks County District Attorney John Adams said at a press conference on Thursday: 'This interaction between police and citizen was escalated by the police behavior. In policing we need to de-escalate confrontations.'

He went on to say that the officer obviously didn't want the interaction recorded and the false report jeopardizes the police's image.Cintron-Garcia and Rodriguez were charged with numerous crimes including disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Santiago-DeJesus' attorney, Allan Sodomsky, told ABC News his client turned himself in on Thursday for booking.