Tuesday, September 08, 2020

DETAINED AS BURGLARY SUSPECT BY DEPUTIES, OFFERED JOB BY SHERIFF

Black jogger who was wrongly detained by Florida deputies, is offered a job by sheriff

Daily Mail
September 7, 2020

Body cam footage from the incident shows former military policeman, Joseph Griffin, being approached by deputies from the Volusia Sheriff's Office.

According to Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood, the deputies were responding to call about a burglary in the area and Griffin, who currently works as a registered nurse, fit the description.

Authorities said they were looking for a black male with a beard who was wearing a white tank top and dark shorts.

During the encounter, Griffin was detained before being cleared to go by the officers.

Following the incident, Sheriff Chitwood offered Griffin a job within the department.

The sheriff also commended his officers for their handling of the situation.

1 comment:

gary said...

Griffin complied, but wasn't all that accepting of the stop. He clearly feared the police from his comments when cuffed and after it was all over said the police had no reason to detain him based on a bogus ID.