The man, who was holding a baby and had nothing to do with the hit-and-run crash police were investigating, is now facing misdemeanor charges.
Kenosha police officers were caught on video forcefully arresting a Black man, who was holding a baby, inside an Applebee's.Now-viral video captured Kenosha police detaining a man in a restaurant, apparently believing he was a suspect involved in a hit-and-run crash down the street.
"He tried to go the other way. They tackled him into a wall, and the baby hit its head on the wall," said Applebee's Manager Jennifer Harris.It happened last month. An Applebee's employee took video on his phone of the incident, and police can be seen holding the man down and taking the baby away from him."They had four cops on his back, each grabbing an arm, one cop punching him over and over again in his face," Harris said.
In a written statement, police claim restaurant employees directed them toward a man and a woman sitting in the restaurant with their baby.2 years after Kenosha police shooting of Jacob Blake, uncle sues sheriff over excessive force Kenosha police also say the man seen in the video is facing misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and resisting and obstructing an officer. The woman he was with is facing the same charges, along with possession of marijuana."The young man who was thrown to the ground and punched was innocent. He wasn't the person police were looking for," said Rev. Dr. Monica Cummings.
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