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After the cellphone video gained traction online, Wildwood Police Chief Robert Regalbuto stated that he found it to be alarming, but warned the public against rushing to any judgment until the body camera video was released in its entirety.

\"I clearly think it's something we need to work on, but, again, you have to see the entire video,\" he said on Monday.

The body camera footage was not immediately released because the department needed to redact the faces of beachgoers not involved in the encounter, the release states.

The officers involved in the incident were placed on administrative duty, Regalbuto confirmed to ABC News.

After the body camera footage was released, the Wildwood Police Department released the identities of three officers: Thomas Cannon, John Hillman and Robert Jordan.

It is unclear which officer did the punching. All three are part-time officers for the summer, police said. The New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment.

Weinman faces charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, aggravated assault by spitting bodily fluids at/on a police officer, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, obstruction and possession of alcohol by a minor.

ABC News could not immediately reach Weinman's attorney, Stephen Dicht, for comment. After Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano defended the officers' actions and described Weinman as \"by far the aggressor,\" Dicht told The Philadelphia Inquirer that the mayor's comments were \"irresponsible.\"

\"The number of people who think she got what she deserved is appalling,” Dicht told the newspaper on Tuesday.

In a now-deleted Facebook post, Weinman wrote that she had asked the officers if they had \"something better to do.\" The officer then replied, \"I was gonna let you go but now I'll write you up,\" Weinman wrote in the post.

The Cape May Prosecutor's Office and the Wildwood Police Department will release the findings and outcome of the investigation when it is complete, police said.

It is against the law to drink alcohol on the beach on the Jersey Shore.

ABC News' M.L. Nestel contributed to this report.

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