Armed, black business owner mistaken for robber, punched by white Alabama cop
9 June 2020
A black business owner armed with a gun was mistaken for a robbery suspect when a police officer punched him in the face, Decatur police Chief Nate Allen said today. The situation happened nearly three months ago on March 15 but has become public now because of a surveillance video clip released on social media over the weekend. The video shows a police officer walk into Star Spirits & Beverages, a liquor store on Sixth Avenue in Decatur in north Alabama, and immediately punch the owner, 47-year-old Kevin Penn. Penn says he called police that day to report his store ...
Decatur police officer punches liquor store owner who reported robbery
Police accused the owner of obstructing their investigation, but the man's lawyer says he was holding the robber at gunpoint.
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