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Ocean City, MD -- Police released a statement on Sunday stating its officers "are permitted to use force" when subjects resist arrest. This came after videos shown on social media depict a cop using his knee to hold down a resisting man and another cop using a Taser in another incident involving multiple arrests.
Several videos appear to show the incident that happened on the boardwalk around 8:30 p.m. Saturday after officers approached a large group vaping in a prohibited area.
"We are aware of the social media videos circulating regarding this incident. Our officers are permitted to use force, per their training, to overcome exhibited resistance," the statement said. "All uses of force go through a detailed review process. The uses of force from these arrests will go through a multi-level examination by the Assistant Patrol Commander, the Division Commander and then by the Office of Professional Standards."
One video shows a man with his hands up as a group of officers stands in front of him. The young man is ordered to get on the ground but he appears to lower one hand to unhook his backpack when a cop fires his Taser at him. The young man collapses to the ground as witnesses scream and shout expletives.
"We are aware of the social media videos circulating regarding this incident. Our officers are permitted to use force, per their training, to overcome exhibited resistance," the statement said. "All uses of force go through a detailed review process. The uses of force from these arrests will go through a multi-level examination by the Assistant Patrol Commander, the Division Commander and then by the Office of Professional Standards."
One video shows a man with his hands up as a group of officers stands in front of him. The young man is ordered to get on the ground but he appears to lower one hand to unhook his backpack when a cop fires his Taser at him. The young man collapses to the ground as witnesses scream and shout expletives.
Another series of videos posted on Instagram shows a group of cops setting up a perimeter on the boardwalk while making multiple arrests. A group of officers can be seen holding a man on the ground when one officer drives his knee into the man a number times.
Officers can be heard yelling, "Back up!" as a large crowd of bystanders gathered and yelled profanities while recording the incident on their phones.
In a subsequent video posted by the account, a man and an officer can be seen wrestling with one another person who is resisting arrest. An officer then deploys a Taser that brings the man to the ground.
Police said the incident began when cops observed a large group vaping in an area where it is not allowed due to local smoking laws and informed them of the ordinance. Officers approached the group again to address the violation after observing a man in the group begin vaping again as they walked away.
The young obnoxious man, identified as 19-year-old Brian Everett Anderson, of Harrisburg, PA, refused to show his ID and became disorderly as a large crowd began to form around the officers, police said. The behavior by the crowd was obviously threatening to the police as they attempted to arrest Anderson for failing to show his ID and for violating the smoking law, but the miscreant resisted, the police said.
As officers were dealing with Anderson, another idiot, 19-year-old Kamere Anthony Day, also of Harrisburg, yelled profanities at officers and approached officers during the "lawful arrest," police said.
Officers can be heard yelling, "Back up!" as a large crowd of bystanders gathered and yelled profanities while recording the incident on their phones.
In a subsequent video posted by the account, a man and an officer can be seen wrestling with one another person who is resisting arrest. An officer then deploys a Taser that brings the man to the ground.
Police said the incident began when cops observed a large group vaping in an area where it is not allowed due to local smoking laws and informed them of the ordinance. Officers approached the group again to address the violation after observing a man in the group begin vaping again as they walked away.
The young obnoxious man, identified as 19-year-old Brian Everett Anderson, of Harrisburg, PA, refused to show his ID and became disorderly as a large crowd began to form around the officers, police said. The behavior by the crowd was obviously threatening to the police as they attempted to arrest Anderson for failing to show his ID and for violating the smoking law, but the miscreant resisted, the police said.
As officers were dealing with Anderson, another idiot, 19-year-old Kamere Anthony Day, also of Harrisburg, yelled profanities at officers and approached officers during the "lawful arrest," police said.
Day ignored officers’ orders to back up and, as he was being arrested for disorderly conduct, he resisted officers, police said.
Officers and public safety aides tried to set up a perimeter to separate the "aggressive and hostile crowd" that had formed as officers were making the arrests, according to the statement.
During the incident, 18-year-old Jahtique Joseph John Lewis, of Harrisburg, pushed a public safety aide in the chest, yelled profanities, picked up a police bicycle and tried to throw it at a public safety aide, police said.
Officers grabbed the bike from John Lewis, but he tried to assault the aide again, police said. He resisted arrest as officers tried to take him into custody, police said.
Officers and public safety aides tried to set up a perimeter to separate the "aggressive and hostile crowd" that had formed as officers were making the arrests, according to the statement.
During the incident, 18-year-old Jahtique Joseph John Lewis, of Harrisburg, pushed a public safety aide in the chest, yelled profanities, picked up a police bicycle and tried to throw it at a public safety aide, police said.
Officers grabbed the bike from John Lewis, but he tried to assault the aide again, police said. He resisted arrest as officers tried to take him into custody, police said.
The fact that the cops did not beat the crap out of Lewis showed great restraint.
A fourth man, 19-year-old Khalil Dwayne Warren, of Harrisburg, was also arrested after police found him standing on private property next to two "no trespassing" signs, police said. Warren was asked to exit the property but became disorderly, and he resisted arrest as officers tried to take him into custody, police said.
The four Harrisburg men arrested were released after being charged with multiple offenses, police said.
Anderson was charged with disorderly conduct, resist/interfere with arrest, assault second degree, and failure to provide proof of identity.
Day was charged with disorderly conduct, obstructing and hindering, failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order, resist/interfere with arrest, and assault second-degree.
John Lewis was charged with disorderly conduct, failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order, obstructing and hindering, assault second degree and resist/interfere with an arrest.
Warren was charged with trespassing-posted property and resist/interfere with an arrest.
A fourth man, 19-year-old Khalil Dwayne Warren, of Harrisburg, was also arrested after police found him standing on private property next to two "no trespassing" signs, police said. Warren was asked to exit the property but became disorderly, and he resisted arrest as officers tried to take him into custody, police said.
The four Harrisburg men arrested were released after being charged with multiple offenses, police said.
Anderson was charged with disorderly conduct, resist/interfere with arrest, assault second degree, and failure to provide proof of identity.
Day was charged with disorderly conduct, obstructing and hindering, failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order, resist/interfere with arrest, and assault second-degree.
John Lewis was charged with disorderly conduct, failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order, obstructing and hindering, assault second degree and resist/interfere with an arrest.
Warren was charged with trespassing-posted property and resist/interfere with an arrest.
What is our country becoming?
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