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The entrepreneur wrote that the officer was standing in line when he purchased his sandwich, and that she accused him of stealing it.
Instead, McKinley wrote, the officer became “super aggressive,” allegedly placing her hands on her weapon and handcuffing McKinley “so tight that she caused injuries to both of my wrists.”
“I was profiled. She was wrong. No apology. Just more vitriol – she blamed me for the entire situation,” he wrote. “I could have been the next hashtag because she was that aggressive.”
He continued, “It happens to us everywhere, at any time, for any reason. I can’t let this go. This is not ok … Now, we can add going to the doctor or buying a sandwich while black to the list of things we cannot do.”
McKinley, who has hired attorneyMichael T. Sterling, chronicled the incident in a series of Instagram photos and videos, the first of which shows him sitting handcuffed in a chair as two officers speak with him.
“It doesn’t have to be like this,” a voice can be heard saying.
Additional photos show his receipt, which includes the purchase of a soda and two chicken sandwiches, as well as pictures that show red marks on his arms and wrists.
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Emory Police did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, but issued a statement toUs Weekly.
“An Emory Police Department officer detained an individual suspected of not paying for an item. Once the officer learned the individual had purchased it, he was released,” the statement read.
Sterling, who is married toRHOAstarEva Marcille, slammed the Emory Police Department’s response in a statement to PEOPLE, calling it “insensitive and telling.”
McKinley and Williams, who were engaged in September,welcomed daughter Pilar Jhenain March. Theysplit in June.
source: people.com
