Footage Showing Officers Arresting 13-Year-Old For Selling Roses [Video]

The Summerville Police Department in South Carolina released an edited version of officers forcefully detaining a 13-year-old boy.

After being accused of selling roses in front of a Summerville, South Carolina, Walmart, a teenager was aggressively arrested by police officers on April 1.

The Summerville Police Department recently released bodycam video from the arrest after civilians who posted mobile phone video clips on social media questioned the force used by police officers on the scene.

According to Live 5 WCSC, after a video of a violent interaction between two white police officers and two young Black boys in front of the Walmart was posted to someone’s Facebook account, the police department released an edited video of the incident.

Police said that the store complained that people outside were selling Palmetto Roses.

When officers arrived, they said they told the boys through the car’s P.A. system to stop selling the roses. They got out of their vehicle and …