Prosecutors dropped all charges Tuesday against a Black jogger who was mistaken for a domestic violence suspect in Texas, but then arrested due to the ensuing interaction with police officers.
"Yeah, I’m sure I do," Ometu said, seemingly sarcastically."I’m sure I match the description."
"So he's in handcuffs and they are not telling him what he did wrong," said Rodriguez, who then rushed to get her boyfriend, Victor Maas, who worked nearby and showed up moments later. "They assaulted him, choked him and Tased him. And now they're trying to cover their butts. And what's worse is that police chief is backing them up. I think they could have de-escalated."The jogger's father, Victor Ometu, insisted his son did nothing wrong.
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