Another video has surfaced showing an off-duty Lansing, Ill. police officer pinning down a black teen and threatening his life, all because the boy was trying to help out a friend who happened to be on the officerโs property.
According to WGNTV, the incident began on Saturday nights when a few teenage boys got into a fight with another group of boys. The teens were able to get away. Jordan Brunson, 15, said he was trying to help his friend – who was sitting on the officers porch – who had been beaten up pretty badly in the fight.
โI was examining him. I was going to go tell his grandmother,โ Jordan told the news station.
Thatโs when all hell broke loose and the officer reportedly came out of nowhere.
โYou guys are on my fucking property!โ the off-duty cop could be heard saying as he holds Jordan down on the grass using his knee, his hand on the boyโs neck.
โLet me go!โ Jordan could be heard pleading, sounding distressed.
โNo, you are on my fucking property. I could fucking kill you,โ the unidentified officer responds.
At one point a womanโs voice is heard in the background saying that the police were coming before adding, โYou guys came to the wrong house!โ
Jordanโs friend was shooting the video. The teen on the other side of the camera also sounded agitated and could be seen stepping and forth, attempting to find a solution to the situation.
โBro, we can just forget all about this and run,โ the other boy could be heard saying. โLet him go!โ
โWhy are you doing this?โ Jordan adds.
Jordan told the news station that the officer never identified himself as an officer, never asked the teens what they were doing on the property and never asked them to leave the property before launching his attack.
Jordanโs aunt, Lashawna Brunson is outraged at what she has seen in the video and is demanding that the officer be brought up on charges.
โIf he wasnโt an officer, just a regular man would they do the same thing? No, heโd be locked up,โ she said.
The Lansing Police Department released a statement about the incident, saying in part, โAn off-duty Lansing police officer, outside on his personal property, became involved when he was approached by two other subjects involved in the fight. One of the juveniles had visible minor injuries, and the other was temporarily detained for further investigation until the arrival of on-duty officers.โ
Read more at WGNTV.
