... Which brings us to this:
Man says he was profiled, assaulted by officers outside his Indianapolis apartment complex
Update. Southport PD says there was a theft in the area.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Jaquon Dean says he was sitting in his car at a northwest side apartment on Aug. 18 when a security officer approached asking if he lived there. Dean says the officer also asked his name and called in backup when Dean declined to answer his questions.
Dean filmed his interaction with the officer, James Reynolds, who identified himself as a courtesy officer for the complex.
The confrontation between Reynolds and Dean turned physical when two assisting officers from the Southport Police Department arrived.
The Southport Police Department released a statement on the incident, saying the officers responded to a call in the same apartment complex just a few hours earlier to assist IMPD on a stolen TV. The caller on the stolen TV said the suspect was somebody in the complex who is known to carry a gun. When the officers arrived, they couldn’t find anybody, but Reynolds kept looking and saw Dean, who fit the description of the suspect.
Read part of Southport Police Chief Thomas Vaughn’s statement below:
“All three officers were legally there investigating a possible theft. They had every legal right to ask Mr. Dean’s (sic) for his identification, and to make sure he was a resident and not the suspect they were looking for earlier. Mr. Dean escalated the situation by refusing to follow a lawful order, at that time the officers had no other option but to place Mr. Dean under arrest.”
Dean was taken into custody and charged with resisting arrest and refusing to identify. Under Indiana law, when an officer believes you’ve committed a crime and you refuse to show ID, you’re committing another crime.
Dean later claimed to media he was a resident of the apartment complex but the apartment complex stated in writing to the Southport Police Department that Dean is not on any lease and is not considered a resident.
The apartment complex states they have strict rules on loitering and working on vehicles while on their properties. One of the responsibilities of the courtesy officers is to establish if they live on property and to report anyone violating the rules.