Arlington, Texas, Officers are Accused of Alleged Official Oppression and More
On Thursday, July 13, 2017, an Arlington mother, Latasha Nelson, accused Arlington police officers of promising to drop charges against her sons in exchange for video she shot from her cellphone during a July 3 incident. The mother claims an officer shoved her oldest son to the ground for no apparent reason. The video has been posted online on the Facebook page of a group out of Dallas that rallies against police violence, the Next Generation Action Network.
The Nelson family has expressed their desire for the officer who arrested her sons to be charged with official oppression and to lose his job. Nelson also demands that charges against her sons be dropped.
Nelson’s telephone was allegedly unlawfully seized. Because her information goes to cloud storage, the video was accessible to the group that posted it.
Nelson says that all the stories of young African American men being shot by police without cause happens repeatedly across the country. She claims that she was terrified when police took her sons.
The woman’s 14-year-old son Trayvon was arrested on suspicion of burglary. The mother allegedly began creating a scene, and that’s when her 16-year-old son walked up and was restrained by an officer. He was arrested on charges of interfering with official police duties.
The Arlington Police Department released a statement acknowledging the existence of the video of the boy who was placed under arrest for allegedly burglarizing a motor vehicle. The department said a thorough investigation appears to be called for, and one will be done. The department said they take accusations regarding possible misconduct very seriously and will remain transparent with the community by conducting a thorough review.
Internal affairs is formally investigating the incident. The arresting officer remains on duty.
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