Maryland deputies are under fire after two shocking videos emerged of them detaining a paralyzed Black man, causing him to fall out of his car and forcing him to sit on the ground. Sources say the officers mistook him for a different suspect and reacted before verifying his identity.
The two viral videos of the incident, recorded by the man’s wife on her cellphone, have sparked outrage, especially after the man and his wife can be heard pleading with the cops to consider her husband’s disability.
The footage was uploaded on TikTok with the caption, “Do anyone know a lawyer in Charles County Maryland? This is how they treated my paralyzed husband.”
The incident lasted approximately 10 minutes.
“I’ll need you to come out so I can talk to you,” said the deputy.
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The man answered, “No problem. I’m paralyzed, you want me to just come out?” and requested to get his wheelchair out of his trunk.
During the initial interaction, the man is calm and compliant to the officer’s wishes — even asking him to help him get out of the vehicle.
The officer ignores the petition.
The driver tries to open the car door while seated in his vehicle. The deputy helps the man out, but seems to not realize that he really has no control of his body, and he droops to the ground.
The “suspect” asks, “You gonna just drag me?”
His wife yells out in distress, “He’s paralyzed, he can’t walk, he’s a paraplegic.”
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As he is falling, the deputy and another officer attempt to lift the man and sit him on the ground briefly. The man is shocked as the officer seems clueless about how to handle the detainment of a person who cannot walk.
“Why y’all set me on the ground, though,” the man asks, to which the principal officer says, “We trying to help you out.”
Eventually, the officers do help him, lifting him back into his car and his wife gets his…
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