According to Pennsylvania state police, a trooper initiated a traffic stop on I-76 westbound around 9 a.m. for a vehicle with multiple violations. The incident was filmed by Celena Morrison.
Celena Morrison, Philadelphia's executive director of the Office of LGBT Affairs, was arrested Saturday along with her husband following a traffic stop on I-76., a trooper initiated a traffic stop on I-76 westbound around 9 a.m. for a vehicle with multiple violations. A portion of the incident was filmed by Celena Morrison.While police didn't identify those involved,did in her social media post, and so did Morrison's sister who posted the video on Facebook.
The driver of the Dodge, who was identified online as Morrison's husband -- Darius McLean -- was verbally combative and resisted arrest, according to police. While the trooper is trying to handcuff McLean, Morrison captures it on her phone before a scuffle ensues.The trooper then walks toward Morrison and the phone falls to the ground.Morrison tells her husband to not worry before saying in the video, "He just punched me."The trooper picks up the phone and can be heard saying, "This was a simple traffic stop cause you didn't have your lights on. You didn't have your lights on and you're tailgating.
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