Protesters mark fifth day outside city hall in KCMO after arrest of pregnant woman

Protesters mark fifth day outside city hall in KCMO after arrest of pregnant woman

WELL KELLY THAT WOM 25 YEAROLD DEJA STALLINGS DID NOTAPPEAR AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ATNOON TODAY.I’M TOLD BY PROTESTERS HERE.SHE WAS JUST OUT FEELING UP TOIT.HOWEVER TODAY WE ARE LEARNINGMORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS CASE.POLICE THIS IS THE VIDEO THATSPARKED A NOW FIVE DAY-LONGPROTEST OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL.IT SHOWS A PREGNANT 25 YEAR OLDDEJA STALLINGS BEING ARRESTED ASA KANSAS CITY POLICE OFFICERAPPEARS TO PUT H KNEE ON HERBACK PROTESTERS SAY THEY WILLNOT LEAVE CITY HALL UNTILFUNDING TO THE KANSAS CITYPOLICE DEPARTMENT IS CUT 50% ANDTHOSE RESOURCES ARE REALLOCATEDTO EDUCATION EFFORTS AND MENTALHEALTH SERVICES.ALSO CALLING FOR POLICE CHIEFRICK SMITH AND THE OFFICERINVOLVED IN THE ARREST TO BEFIRED IF THIS IS THE TYPE OF DESCALATION THAT THEY ARE TRAINEDTO DO.IT’S ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS ONFRIDAY POLIC RELEASEDSURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWINGSTALLINGS IN AN ALTERCATION AT AGAS STATION ON 35TH AND PROSPECTLATER OFFICERS ARE SEEN TRYINGTO ARREST A MAN POLICE SAY THEYARRESTED STALLINGS FORPHYSICALLY INTERFERING WITH ANARREST KCPD.ALSO NOTING THEY HAVE NOTRECEIVED.HE COMPLAINED IN THE CASE AND ITPROACTIVELY SHARED THE VIDEO ANDFACTS OF THE CASE WITH THE USATTORNEY’S OFFICE FBI ANDJACKSON COUNTY PROSECUTORS FORTHEIR REVIEW.AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD CITYCOUNCIL WILL BE REVIEWING THEDETAILS OF THIS CASE AT AMEETING ON THURSDAY REPOR