GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An interaction between three men and Grand Rapids police is causing controversy.
Police body camera footage from the March 26 traffic stop shows the men were pulled over for littering then were arrested on felony charges. A lawyer for the men is calling the incident racial profiling, but the Grand Rapids Police Department chief says he expects this work from his team.
To gain more perspective on the video, News 8 reached out to a former officer who spent 36 years in law enforcement and trained other officers. James Howard, CEO of Trinity Security Services, says given the full scope of situation, he sees nothing wrong with the officers’ actions.