The man who was shocked by a Reform, Alabama, police officer has spoken out about his harrowing experience that made him question if he would see his family again.
Earlier this month, Micah Washington’s arrest went viral on social media. The video, which was filmed by his brother at the scene, is only 45 seconds long and doesn’t show what happened before or after the arrest. In an article for Newsweek, the father of two daughters explained that he was changing the tire on the side of the road when the officer approached them and asked for ID.
“I asked her why would she need to see our ID if we’re just changing a tire on the side of the road. We weren’t doing anything wrong,” Washington, 24, said. “She came up with something, so I just gave her my ID because I didn’t want any problems with her. Once she got my ID, she also asked for my little brother’s who was there with me, and my co-defendant’s too.”
When he kept asking her the reason for needing everyone’s IDs, she allegedly began getting “aggressive” toward him, told him he was under arrest, and used a Taser on him, according to the report. Washington claims the officer, Dana Elmore, put her foot on his back. His brother then started recording, with Washington lying on the pavement.
He is ordered by Elmore, who is white, to stand and is escorted to her patrol car. After he placed his head and chest on the hood, the cop pointed the stun gun on his back while his hands were still restrained. He informed the officer that he had a weapon on him and the officer removed it from his body, and in the video is shown using a Taser on him.
Washington instantly started crying out, “Oh my God,” and the officer told him to “shut the f**k up.”
She continued, “You want it again? Shut the f**k up. You was big and bad. Shut your b***h a** up.”
“I’m like: Oh my god. Is she going to kill me? Is she going to hurt my little brother? Is he going to be…
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