White family violently attacks cops during questioning
theGrio REPORT - On Friday, Arizona investigators released dramatic video of a Walmart parking lot brawl that left a police officer wounded, and one man dead.
On Friday, Arizona investigators released dramatic video of a Walmart parking lot brawl that left a police officer wounded and one man dead.
The police dash cam video shows Cottonwood Police approaching the group of eight people — all identified as members of a Christian family band — around a large SUV in a Walmart parking lot on March 21.
According to KTLA,
Officers wanted to question them about the alleged assault of a Walmart employee who was going into the store bathroom. The police were accompanied by another Walmart employee.
On the video, an officer tells the group that they “need to separate these folks and talk to them.” Someone then responds, “No, you are not going to separate me from my parents,” and, “don’t touch me.”
The video then shows a police officer being put in a headlock and knocked to the ground.
The sound of Taser fire is heard. Police say pepper spray was deployed and that at least three shots were fired in an apparent struggle for an officer’s gun.
Several times on the video the group appears to surrender, but starts fighting again.
In recent months, there has been feverish debate about whether black people are being killed because they pose a threat to the officers on duty or simply due to overt racism.
Keeping that in mind, this story is particularly fascinating snapshot of what happens when a group of suspects — all white — blatantly pose a threat to officers and still manage to make it to jail without excessive force.
After several minutes of swinging punches and putting officers in a chokehold, backup arrives to the scene and make the arrests. No one was shot on sight.
Four members of the family were charged with assaulting an officer and resisting arrest. Two minors were taken into custody at a juvenile detention facility. Police Sergeant Jeremy Daniels was hit in the leg by a bullet fired during the melee.
The only fatality is to a member of the band who got shot during the scuffle.
According to AZCentral.com, at least three members of the family are reportedly in a Christian band named Matthew 24 Now.
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