This arrest, taped on video, has apparently created “tension”, and WRAL isn’t helping
Arrest caught on camera creates tension in Roanoke Rapids
An arrest of a Roanoke Rapids woman that was caught on camera by a bystander this week has created increased tension between law enforcement officers and the community.
Alvina Michelle Moody, 25, was arrested Monday afternoon at a Dollar General and charged with possession of marijuana, possession with the intent to sell and deliver marijuana, drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest. The video of the arrest was posted on YouTube and Facebook with the caption, “police brutality.” As of Wednesday, the video had more than 30,000 views. Viewer warning: The video contains obscene language.
Deputy Chris Boden was just doing his job in arresting a criminal. Said criminal was resisting arrest. The video show him using proper restrain in detaining the perp. Of course, this created some sort of issue
Frances Smith, said she was standing nearby and witnessed the officer grab Moody’s arm behind her back. Smith, 53, of Roanoke Rapids, was one of three people arrested for obstructing the officer.
“I was only trying to help a citizen,” she said. “She was hollering and he was dragging her to the car. When he dragged her to the car, that’s when I ran back and said, ‘Sheriff, please stop beating her.'”
In other words, she was trying to create a racial situation. Instead, she was arrested for obstruction while interfering with the deputy. Many people were yelling disgusting things at a duly sworn officer of the law who was attempting to detain a person selling drugs.
Furthermore, the situation was, in fact, caught on the deputy’s body camera, given to the county prosecutor.
“With this national war against police, a deputy sheriff in Texas can’t even go gas up his vehicle without getting killed execution style, so it’s on the mind of all of our officers,” he said, referring to Deputy Darren GoForth, who was shot while filling his patrol car with gas at a station in suburban Houston on Aug. 28.
Are there bad cops out there? Ones who go over the line? Ones who make bad decisions in the heat of the moment? Sure. Welcome to life. Meanwhile, officers have to deal with scumbags and criminals day in day out, and their job is made that much harder by Left wing activists, especially the #BlackLivesMatter crew, who are targeting all police for attempting to stop criminals. Only in Liberal World.
