BPD responds to viral video of pre-2016 arrest

SURFACED OVER THE WEEKEND ONSOCIAL MEDIA HAS SPARKED ABALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENTREVIEW.

ITARREST FROM AT LEAST FOURYEARS AGO.

BUT ITHOW THE ARREST WAS MADE THATHAS PEOPLE UPSET.

WMAR 2 NEWS'ABBY ISAACS TALKED TO SOMEONEWHO RECOGNIZES THE OFFICERFROM A PRIOR DEADLY INCIDENT.FOR 7 YEARS, TAWANDA JONESHAVE FOUGHT FOR JUSTICE FORHER BROTHER TYRONE WEST, WHODIED WHILE IN POLICE CUSTODY.SHEBECAUSE SHE SAYS ONE OF THEOFFICERS INVOLVED IN HERBROHTERS DEATH, IS IN THISNO━ VIRAL VIDEO.

ITVIDEO FROM MORE THAN 4 YEARSAGO.

NAT FROM VIDEO Put yourhands behind your back.

How ishe gonna put his hands behindhis back?

Yousuggest you back the* up.Why would you do that?

COMINGTO LIGHT ON MURDER INCSINSTAGRAM, SHEDDING LIGHT ONPOLICE BRUTALITY IN BALTIMORE.5:5━55 This needs to stop.

Asyou can see int eh video he isout of control.

TAWANDA JONESFIRST SAW IN YESTERDAYMORNING.

1:0━11 Not only isthis disgusting in that theofficer is being brutal andreckless pulling out a gun.WHAT ALSO STOOD OUT TO HER,SHE RECOGNIZED THE OFFICER WHOPULLS OUT THE GUN.

1:2━36tears just started I juststarted crying so bad BECAUSESHE BELIEVES HE HAD SOMETHINGTO DO WITH HER BROTHER TYRONEWESTCUSTODY.

IN JULY OF 2013,OFFICERS STOPPED WEST FOR ATRAFFIC VIOLATION.

WHEN POLICENOTICED A BULGE IN HIS SOCKAND TRIED TO INSPECT IT, WESTSTARTED RUNNING.

OFFICERSCHASED HIM AND GOT HIM IN TOHANDCUFFS.

HE DIED WHILE INCUSTODY.

AN OFFICIAL AUTOPSYSAYS HE DIED OF A HEARTCONDITION DURING THE STRUGGLE,BUT JONES AND HER FAMILYCOMMISSIONED A REVIEW THATCONCLUDED WEST DIED BECAUSE HEWAS UNABLE TO BREATHE WHILERESTRAINED.

JONES SAYS THE MANHOLDING THE GUN WAS ONE OF THEOFFICERS THAT INITIATED THETRAFFIC STOP.

THIS 2016 VIDEO,BRINGING BACK THOSE PAINFULMEMORIES.

7:1━ 35 When we seethem people brutalizingpeople, do you know what thatdoes to me?

And my family andhis children watching this?

Wesee, instead of seeing thatvictim, we see tyrone westlaying on the grougn gettingmurdered all over again, itneeds to stop.

SHE BELIEVESPOLICE BRUTALITY IS WHATKILLED HIM.

AS SHE CONTINUESTO SEARCH FOR JUSTICE FOR HERBROTHER, SHEJUSTICE FOR THIS MAN, ANDOTHERS NOW TOO.

6:4━51 I wantsomeone from the outside tocome in and I want them tolook at this pattern 7:0━05it is unacceptable.

Iasking IOUT THIS STATEMENT AFTERLEARNING ABOUT THEVIDEO....SAYING IN PART..."THE DEPARTMENT HAS CONFIRMEDTHAT THIS INCIDENT OCCURREDPRIOR TO 2━16...DUE TO THENATURE OF THIS INCIDENT IT ISCURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW BY OURPUBLIC INTEGRITY BUREAU.LOOKLIV━ WHEN I ASKED IF HEWAS STILL AN EMPLOYEE, ASPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENTSAID THEY RECEIVED MY REQUESTAND MORE INFORMATION SHOULDCOME TOMRROW.

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