MIDLAND, Texas — At 12:00 p.m. on Might 19, Subsequent Technology Motion Community, a Dallas impartial information and social activism group, held a press convention discussing the arrest of Tye Anders, a 21-year-old Midland man charged with felony evading arrest.
Video of Anders’ arrest has gone viral throughout social media platforms.
Breaking Information: Midland TX, Police pulls up weapons pointed at a 21-year-vintage 12 months vintage African American male and assaulted his 90-year-old grandmother similtaneously setting {the handcuffs} on him. All of that for going for walks a visitors delicate. His mother knowledgeable us that he has been getting careworn by means of midland PD for weeks, he was simply searching for to defend himself by going to his grandmother residence. Lawyer Justin Moore has spoken to the family. #JusticeForTyeAnders #JusticeForAndersFamily Name to motion: Midland Police Division Police Chief Seth Herman 432-685-7108 #BlackLivesMatter #ThisIsAmerica #NGAN
Authorized skilled Justin Moore spoke on his purchaser’s behalf Tuesday afternoon on a social media reside stream, making quite a few references to the cellphone video which suggests Anders mendacity on the flooring empty exceeded while being held at gunpoint via a number of officers. After a standoff lasting quite a few minutes, officers method Anders, and space him beneath arrest. Many human beings on social media have expressed outrage on the aggressive means via which he changed into detained, which moreover induced Anders’ ninety-yr-old grandmother to break down. Questions have additionally been raised as to why Anders needed to be held at gunpoint.
The midland police department says of their arrest affidavit that Anders had dedicated a prison earlier to the viral disagreement with officers that stemmed from his failure to tug over after strolling a stop signal. Anders’ lawyer says the 21-year classic changed into no longer searching for to elude arrest, and that he ultimately pulled over in a spot he felt safe.
“there isn’t any proof on that video of these knowledge being justified, or that cost being justified,” stated lawyer Justin Moore
Moore is now inquiring for the immediate launch of dash cam and body cam movies from police. In the meantime, midland district authorized skilled laura Adolf made this assertion concerning the case:
“This example has simply been despatched to my office, we’re within the strategy of reviewing all police submitted proof together with sprint cam and physique cam movement footage, as soon as that’s full we are going to consider if this case could also be introduced to a grand jury and the authorized charge may be prosecuted.”
additionally important to note, the Anders family has accused an officer of hanging tye contained in the face while he changed into hand cuffed. Nodolf said that if any video proof exhibits officer misconduct, will probably be talked about and fully investigated.
