A former Missouri state legislator and anti-police violence activist filed a $2.4 million claim against Phoenix on Wednesday, demanding that Phoenix be arrested at a rally in August in memory of Michael Brown. Michael Brown was a black man killed by a white Ferguson police six years ago.
According to a police report, the Phoenix police arrested Bruce Franks Jr., who is now living in Arizona, at a rally on August 9.
Franks was arrested on suspicion of 13 counts, including severe beatings of officers, participating in riots, resisting arrest, trespassing and inducing others to commit criminal offences. Seven charges were dropped. He is still charged with six counts, four of which are felony.
Franks, 35, argued that he was peaceful, allowed himself to be arrested, and told people around him not to interfere with his arrest.
Franks said that the police officer’s body camera video could prove that he was peaceful and did not commit any crimes, but the police department did not release the video to his lawyer.
Franks said at a press conference held on his social media account: “This case not only involves Bruce Franks Jr., but also has nothing to do with me, and has nothing to do with the former country representative.” “This is about being Every protester and organizer in Phoenix was unjustly arrested.”
The Phoenix police said in a statement that the police began arresting the demonstrators after the demonstrators removed the temporary fence around the Phoenix Police Building on Seventh Avenue and Washington Street.
The sheriff said: “The arrest is based on the probable cause of a personal crime. Once a criminal activity occurs and for public safety considerations, the lieutenant at the scene decides to arrest.” Department spokesperson Mercedes Fortune (Mercedes Fortune) Say. “This information will also be passed on to the incident commander. The Phoenix Police Department’s arrest was not based on race, gender or religious beliefs.”
Franks became a national figure to stop police violence in Missouri after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson.
A political novice, he ran for public office and resigned from his current parliamentary position in 2016. Three years later, he resigned, and the Missouri State Ethics Commission fined him more than $14,000 because an investigation found that he used campaign money to pay for personal expenses. In November 2019, he signed a document agreeing to pay the fine.
Some residents and activists criticized the tactics of the Phoenix Police Department during the protest, saying that the police’s actions were retaliatory in order to prevent people from gathering.
On June 1, some residents of the historic Garfield neighborhood east of downtown Phoenix told the Arizona Republic that they were afraid of police officers, not demonstrators who crossed the neighborhood trying to avoid the police.
In one case, the police arrested a woman standing in front of a yard, caused harm to her, and released her acquitted. Another woman, who had asthma and was not a protester, inhaled a policeman sprayed with pepper, sprayed it into the air, and passed out in her yard.
Post time: Sep-11-2020