KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — The local NAACP chapter is asking Kalamazoo Public Safety to discipline an officer who allegedly grabbed a 20-year-old man by the neck during an arrest last week.
Both sides met Tuesday to discuss the July 10 incident on Hawley Street and to review body camera footage. Cell phone video of the incident surfaced online.
The altercation occurred after Diante Churchwell’s 17-year-old brother was arrested for drug possession. Churchwell was reportedly questioning officers about the arrest when he too was arrested and later charged with obstruction.
Kalamazoo Public Safety says it’s investigating the officer’s actions.
County officials who have reviewed the footage claim Churchwell was being aggressive.
