{"id":45776,"date":"2024-05-22T18:00:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T22:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=45776"},"modified":"2024-05-22T18:00:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T22:00:57","slug":"activists-demand-police-accountability-after-charges-dropped-for-beaten-lakeland-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/05\/22\/activists-demand-police-accountability-after-charges-dropped-for-beaten-lakeland-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Activists demand police accountability after charges dropped for beaten Lakeland man"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The state attorney\u2019s office has dropped all charges against a Lakeland man who was beaten while he was being arrested, but activists want the police who were involved to be arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Antwan Glover was stopped during a traffic stop in Lakeland for not wearing a seatbelt. Officers saw marijuana is his car, and pulled him from the vehicle. Video of the arrest showed an officer apparently punching Glover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members of the Tampa Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression have been advocating for Glover\u2019s release for months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, they\u2019re not satisfied with last week\u2019s ruling clearing Glover of charges. Val Beron is an organizer with the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI mean, we\u2019re really happy that the charges were dropped, and we\u2019re happy that Antwan gets to stay with his family, and we\u2019re happy that we\u2019re able to see a little bit of justice here, but I think we won\u2019t really be satisfied until these four officers are off the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They joined another activist group to meet with the Lakeland City manager on May 20th to call for the firing of four police officers and the Lakeland Chief of Police. A police spokesperson said two of the officers involved are on administrative leave due to an unrelated investigation,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of people that have eyes on these officers right now and these cases, and people are going to continue pushing \u2013 and we\u2019re going to continue pushing \u2013 until these officers are off the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State Attorney Brian Haas won\u2019t charge the officers. He says Glover posed a threat to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state attorney\u2019s office says Glover\u2019s charge of battery on a law enforcement officer could not \u201cbe proven beyond a reasonable doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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