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It\u2019s been over a year since Antwan Glover was seen in a cellphone video being\u00a0beaten and tased by Lakeland Police in front of his family\u00a0after being stopped for a seatbelt violation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m a victim of police brutality, I\u2019m here to seek justice for what was done to me and to see those that were involved be held accountable,” Glover said in a recent video posted to social media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Community advocates like Pastor Clayton Cowart are still standing by his side, and pushing to have his remaining charges dropped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not giving up, we\u2019re not going away, it\u2019s not going to stop and we\u2019re going to aggressively move toward making sure they do the right thing,” Cowart said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Glover has called for the officers to be removed from their duties and criminally charged. Still, the police department says that, while they were placed on modified duty during an investigation into what happened, the officers were not reprimanded because the state attorney\u2019s office found their conduct to be lawful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A previous statement from the state attorney said that Glover refused to follow commands, and was aggressive and violent to officers when they tried to remove a satchel from around his neck. At the time of the arrest, representatives from the police department say they were still in the early stages of rolling out body cameras, and that equipment had not yet been issued to officers involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a he said she said, but when the camera comes, it\u2019s truth,” Cowart said. \u201cThe cameras don\u2019t lie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Glover was initially charged with resisting an officer, battery on a law enforcement officer, possession of over 33 grams of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10 Tampa Bay made a call to the state attorney\u2019s office on Friday afternoon, and there was no mention of the drug allegations in Glover\u2019s current charges, and said he\u2019s currently looking at three counts of battery on a law enforcement officer, and one count of resisting officers with violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The state attorney’s office tells us Glover has an upcoming pre-trial conference on Feb. 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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