TPD Arrest Under Investigation

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JUNE 4TH.

A WARNING TOVIEWERS.

SOME OF THE FOOTAGEMAY BE DISTURBING.BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE SHOWSTWO BLACK TEENS WALKING IN ANORTH TULSA STREET WHEN THEYARE APPROACHED BY A POLICECAR.

AUDIO DOESN'T CAPTUREWHAT IS SAID.

BUT ONEOFFICER GETS OUT AND FOLLOWSTHE TEENS.

SOT= NAT/ TPDOFFICER "Just relax.

You'rewalking down the middle ofthe road." THE SITUATIONQUICKLY ESCALATES..

ASOFFICERS ATTEMPT TO DETAINONE OF THE TEENS.

SOT=NAT/TEEN " He's chokinghim." THE VIDEO SHOWS WHATAPPEARS TO BE ONE OF THEOFFICERS WITH HIS FOREARMAROUND THE TEENS NECK.

SOT=NAT/ TPD OFFICER "Nobody ischoking him.

Just chillout." One of the officersattempts to explain thereason for the stop.

SOT=NAT/ TPD OFFICER "All he wasdoing was jaywalking.

Wejust wanted to talk to him.Then he had to act a fool."SEVERAL SECONDS LATER...officers place the OTHERTEEN IN HANDCUFFS.

THEN...words that have reverberatedaround the world since thedeath of George Floyd.

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