St. Louis Police Arrest Undercover Cop, Air Force Lieutenant During Protest Sweep

St. Louis police allegedly assaulted one of their own following protest over the acquittal of ex-officer Jason Stockley in the 2011 murder of Anthony Lamar Smith. During mass arrests Sunday known as”kettling,” officers managed to arrest and (allegedly assault) an undercover cop, an Air Force lieutenant, a medical student, a handful of photojournalists, and two high school students, among others, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Officers claim the arrest of one of their own was a case of “mistaken identity,” the Post-Dispatch reports. “On Friday, Mayor Lyda Krewson asked the director of public safety to investigate how an undercover officer became bloodied during his arrest Sunday when he was mistaken for a suspect believed to be carrying chemicals that could be sprayed on officers,” the report says. The “bloodied” officer was knocked down, zip-tied, and hit three times before being arrested.

Lieutenant Alex Nelson said he was not protesting, but rather walking through his own neighborhood when he was “kicked in the face, blinded by pepper spray and dragged away,” the report says.

While the police department’s kettling tactics aren’t new, they seem to be garnering media attention because the protests moved to an area where propertied White people were affected. “I hear the police say it was their street, but it’s literally my street,” Lieutenant Nelson said. “I have coffee on that street, and I own property on that street.”

SOURCE: St. Louis Dispatch

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1. Botham Shem Jean, 26

The young man who was killed by a Dallas police officer in his own apartment this morning has been identified as 26-year-old Botham Jean. He worked at the PwC firm in Downtown Dallas. https://t.co/oyjHMdMXVv pic.twitter.com/uSvJWJ062e

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2. Antwon Rose Jr., 17

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— Brittney Chantele (@B_Chantele) July 12, 2018

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3. Robert Lawrence White, 41

The kind and well-loved Robert Lawrence White was gunned down, unarmed, by a Montgomery County police officer. Now his family faces not only this traumatic... https://t.co/Xbrq1PdNdq

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4. Anthony Lamar Smith, 24

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5. Ramarley Graham, 18

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6. Manuel Loggins Jr., 31

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7. Trayvon Martin, 17

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8. Wendell Allen, 20

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9. Kendrec McDade, 19

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10. Larry Jackson Jr., 32

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21. Laquan McDonald, 17

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22. Akai Gurley, 28

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23. Tamir Rice, 12

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24. Rumain Brisbon, 34

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26. Charly Keunang, 43

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27. Tony Robinson, 19

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31. Samuel DuBose, 43

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39. Philando Castile, 32

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43. Alfred Olango, 38

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45. Stephon Clark, 22

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46. Danny Ray Thomas, 34

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47. DeJuan Guillory, 27

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UPDATED: 11:14 a.m. EDT, Sept. 11, 2018 -- The troubling trend of police killing unarmed Black people has shown no signs of letting up, with the latest instance in Dallas reimagining what a police shooting can be. Off-duty Dallas police officer Amber Guyger shot and killed Botham Shem Jean after she entered his apartment Thursday, Sept. 6. Guyger's story has changed multiple times in less than a week since the shooting, and it would appear that the so-called blue wall was trying to protect her. Jean's shooting came after a string of other controversial police shootings across the country, with many of them including officers who shot fleeing, unarmed suspects in their backs. Take a look below at the growing gallery of unarmed Black men and boys who have been shot and killed by police.

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