Charges Dropped Against Teen Arrested at McKinney Pool Party | NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Charges were dropped against an 18-year-old who said he won't sue after being arrested at a pool party where video captured a McKinney police officer manhandling a teen and pointing a gun at two others.
In an interview with MSNBC, Adrian Martin said he was trying to calm 15-year-old Dajerria Becton — who was being held down by Cpl. Eric Casebolt — when a friend bumped into him, giving the appearance that he was lunging at the officer.
"When I got bumped towards him, I backed up quite a bit," Martin said. "After I back up, [Casebolt] stands up and looks at me and pulls his pistol out. So that's what kind of made me run away."
Two McKinney police officers ran after Martin. Once he realized it was two different officer chasing him, he stopped and complied with their orders. He said those officers did their jobs properly.