By Eric D. Graham
Warsaw Town Manager Scotty Summerlin told The News & Observer that Officer Frank Moss has been placed on administrative leave after the arrest of 22-year old Anthony Wall, who “allegedly” got into a verbal altercation on May 5 with a Waffle House employee in Warsaw, North Carolina, who made two 911 calls, stating “We need the police officer at Waffle House, uh, we got a riot going on, and I mean quick." went viral and ended up on the national news.
The video, which has been viewed over 1 million times after being posted by Wall on Facebook, showed the arresting officer, Frank Moss choke slamming the young man, who was in a tuxedo to the ground, before placing him in handcuffs.“I was not threatening [the officer], he never said anything to me, he grabbed me and slammed me against the window,” Wall said.
Despite all the media coverage, however, Warsaw Mayor A.J. Connors said the incident was not racially motivated. Connors, in a video statement, in fact, said…”This was just a young man who had broken the law, and a law enforcement officer arrested him. And unfortunately physical contact took place because he refused to cooperate or follow the — or obey the law. "
Now, Wall is "claiming" he was subjected to a homophobic slurs, when the Waffle House employee “allegedly” called him a “faggot,” while physically threatening him.
Wall's lawyers and the NAACP Legal Defense fund are now seeking the release of all audio and video from the night of his arrest, including police body camera footage, dashcam and surveillance video.The Warsaw Police Department, District Attorney Ernie Lee, the State Bureau of Investigation, FBI and the N.C. Department of Justice's Law Enforcement Training and Standards Commission are also investigating the incident. (by Eric D. Graham) (bobbeethehater.blogspot.com)
