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Ronald Weekley : Skateboarder who claims excessive force by LAPD hires attorney Benjamin Crump
The same attorney handling Trayvon Martin’s case, has now joined the probe into Ronald Weekley Jr’s case.
The same attorney handling Trayvon Martin’s case, has now joined the probe into Ronald Weekley Jr’s case.
Ronald Weekley Jr., the Xavier University student & skateboarder who was attacked in broad day light by LAPD has hired Benjamin Crump.
Ronald Weekley’s arrest and assault was caught on camera by a witness.
The video clip shows four officers on top of the 20-year-old while he was face down on a lawn. One of the officers appeared to punch Weekley in the face during the struggle.
During a news conference, Crump stated:
“You see on that video there were several people who witnessed what happened…Nobody said that Ronald Weekley Jr. did anything to attack the police.”
Crump questioned why police stopped Weekley in the first place.
“Was he stopped because he was on the wrong side of the road, or was he attacked because he was the wrong color?” Crump asked.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers saw Weekley at 6:25 p.m. Saturday skateboarding in traffic on Sunset Avenue in Venice, near Sixth Street, a violation of the vehicle code.
“Officers tried to stop and detain him, and there was a use of force,” LAPD spokesman Richard French said. “The suspect was arrested and booked for obstructing/resisting a police officer with force. Officers later found out that he had three outstanding warrants.”
French said the department was investigating allegations of excessive use of force, saying the arrest “will be thoroughly investigated and reviewed at all levels of the department.” He said the department was aware of the video of the arrest.
Weekley says he suffered a broken nose, a broken cheekbone and a concussion during the arrest. He denied that he was resisting arrest or made an attempt to reach for an officer’s weapon.
The incident is being investigated by internal affairs and will be reviewed at the highest level of the department says officials.
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