In a 10-second clip that’s garnered more than 128,000 views on Twitter, several Wildwood, Del., police officers are seen pinning down Arthur Wells.
Quinette Brown couldn’t understand what her 24-year-old son, Arthur Wells, was saying over the phone early Sunday morning.
Two days after that phone call, Brown still doesn’t know exactly what led to her son’s arrest in Wildwood, N.J., around 3 a.m. July 12. She also doesn’t know his exact charges but believes they’re related to resisting arrest.The Wilmington resident wants answers, though — especially now that video of the arrest has gone viral.
The punches continue for about four seconds before the officer grabs Wells’ right arm and forces it behind his back. The video also shows at least two other officers holding Wells down as the officer beats the man’s head.
It’s not known whether the officers have been placed on leave. Beyond the prosecutor’s statement, officials have not spoken about Wells’ arrest, and Delaware Online/The News Journal’s calls to the Wildwood Police Department went unanswered.Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron said “on advice from the city solicitor,” he would not comment.
Brown said she fears if there had been no witnesses recording, or if it was just Wells and the officers, the situation would have ended much worse.“I thank God that they were filming,” Brown said. “They could have killed him by the way they were beating him in his head.Derrick Johnson, a community activist better known around Wilmington as “Pastor D,” said he is working with Brown and Wells to get more details of the night and seek justice. The family has an attorney, Johnson said.
Sentiments such as Brown’s have been echoed by communities of color for decades, but they’ve been brought to the nation’s attention in the wake of Floyd’s death.
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