Kansas man filmed the police busting down his door. |
The police would break down his door. They entered his home and thrown him to the ground in his underwear. They were responding to a call that a Hispanic with a semi-automatic.
What they saw was a Black man in his underwear washing his dog. He whipped out his camera phone and let the world know that Black Lives Matter.
See the post and video below.
David Reynolds was in between classes and washing his dog, he said in a Facebook video. But when Reynolds — who was wearing only underwear — slammed the door shut, police forced their way in with guns drawn and handcuffed him.
Topeka police first received a call at around 11 a.m. Wednesday about a male armed with a rifle, the department said in a statement posted to Facebook just after 5 p.m.
“The caller told us they believed the male to be in a violent dispute with a female and was making threats to her,” police said. “The caller then specified the apartment this was taking place in. The caller then said they could hear banging on their door and walls and said they were afraid for their safety.”
The Topeka Police are scraping up their dignity. |
“Fearing for the female’s safety, officers forced entry. The purpose was to check and see if the female was injured or needing assistance,” police said. “In emergency situations such as this, officers are not required to have a search warrant if they have a reasonable belief that a person may be in immediate danger.”
Topeka Police Chief Bill Cochran said when officers went to the door to speak to the woman, Reynolds answered in his underwear and black latex gloves.
“He slammed the door. We still don’t know her status. We don’t know where she at. We don’t know if she’s ok. We don’t know if she’s inside injured. So they made the determination that point to enter the apartment,” Cochran said.
Officers handcuffed Reynolds, and searched the home. When they did not find her, he was released.
“Somebody called them, said they had seen a Hispanic male with an AK-47. They came to my door. Busted my door down and put me in hand cuffs with no warrant," yelled Reynolds in the Facebook video.
"Law enforcement went in without a warrant, but it's one of those cases where it's extenuating circumstances and we're checking the welfare and the safety somebody that's involved in a potential violent situation," Cochran explained.
Chief Bill Cochran said officers tried to talk to Reynolds as to why they forced entry, but says Reynolds ordered officers to leave the apartment.
Officers are working with apartment management to repair the broken door.
Cochran told junk food media that the officers did discover a replica rifle in Reynolds’ home.
He also confirmed the woman involved in the incident said there was a confrontation, but it was not physical.
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