Cop Responds To Black Woman s Concerns Of Police Misconduct By Telling Her To Get Back To The Ghetto
Reading Mayor Eddie Moran promised a thorough investigation of the incident.
January 10, 2021 at 6:42 pm
An officer in Reading, Pennsylvania is under investigation after telling a woman to get back to the ghetto as she questioned officers for aggressively arresting a man who was suspected of burglary, according to the New York Post.
The woman confronted the police while witnessing the arrest with several other bystanders, including one person who posted a video of the incident to YouTube. According to the Reading Eagle, the footage shows two deputies restraining 20-year-old Yonathan Marte-Nunez in the street on Monday, with one officer sitting on the suspect s waist. A third officer was also at the scene telling concerned witnesses to shut up and move along.