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Baltimore MD Aug 24 2009
After violence and shootings at the Inner Harbor, followed by the mayor saying she wants cops to be more aggressive and the city’s top cop saying that officers need to be more vigilent, it should come as no surprise that we’d end up with a confrontation between police and citizen.
And the first such confrontation involves a Ravens rookie and allegations of racial profiling after a security guard apparently mistook a cell phone for a gun. The player’s agent is quoted by Associated Press saying his client was stopped because he is a black male and was wearing a hooded shirt.
It happened Sunday evening at Johnny Rockets in the Light Street pavilion, the very same place where last week two suspected gang members were shot during an altercation with rivals.
More details have surfaced this morning with the release of the police charging documents filed in court against Anthony “Tony” Fein (at left, in a photo by The Sun’s Amy Davis),an Iraqi war veteran fighting for a spot on the Ravens who was arrested after a Harbor security guard saw “a white male among the group” pass “a large silver object to a black male among the group.”
That security officer, identified in court documents only by his last name Trayam, then called city police. Baltimore Police Officer Joseph M. Donato responded. The court document says:
“Sgt. Donato observed four males seated at the counter of this restaurant, all with their backs to the officers. The male seated at the far right was wearing a large, loose gray hooded sweatshirt. This attired did not seem weather appropriate to Sgt. Donato, based on time of year and temperature, and could readily be used to conceal a handgun. Sgt. Donato approached this male, later identified as Anthony Fein M/B DOB -7/13/82, from behind.
“Upon arriving within arm’s length of Fein, Sgt Donato observed that Fein had several pieces of silver wear in front of him. Sgt Donato then ordered Fein to stand up and to keep his hands in sight, for officer safety concerns. Fein looked over his shoulder directly at Sgt Donato, made eye contact with Sgt Donato, frowned, then turned back around and reached for the silver wear.
“Sgt Donato then loudly stated, ‘Stand up, turn around and keep your hands where I can see them.’ Fein then reacted suddenly by pushing Sgt Donato with one hand as he turned around. For this reason, Sgt Donato grabbed Fein by the sweatshirt and forced him to the ground to place him under arrest. Fein was then handcuffed with assistance from other officers. Fein was not injured in this incident, and Sgt Donato struck his right arm below the elbow on a chair once pushed by Fein, however, he did not need medical attention at this time.
“After Fein was in custody, P/O Branham’s investigation revealed that the large silver object was a large, square, metallic cell phone, NOT a handgun. Fein was then taken form the location and was transported to Central District for debriefing. Unit 100 (Major Smith) was notified as was x2284 communications].
Fein’s agent disputes that his client pushed the officer. I’d be interested in knowing what the three other people sitting with Fein thought of the incident. When cops suspect someone has a gun, and this they did in this case because of a report from a security guard, they act quickly and decisively to neutralize any threat until they know exactly what is going on).
After violence and shootings at the Inner Harbor, followed by the mayor saying she wants cops to be more aggressive and the city’s top cop saying that officers need to be more vigilent, it should come as no surprise that we’d end up with a confrontation between police and citizen.
And the first such confrontation involves a Ravens rookie and allegations of racial profiling after a security guard apparently mistook a cell phone for a gun. The player’s agent is quoted by Associated Press saying his client was stopped because he is a black male and was wearing a hooded shirt.
It happened Sunday evening at Johnny Rockets in the Light Street pavilion, the very same place where last week two suspected gang members were shot during an altercation with rivals.
More details have surfaced this morning with the release of the police charging documents filed in court against Anthony “Tony” Fein (at left, in a photo by The Sun’s Amy Davis),an Iraqi war veteran fighting for a spot on the Ravens who was arrested after a Harbor security guard saw “a white male among the group” pass “a large silver object to a black male among the group.”
That security officer, identified in court documents only by his last name Trayam, then called city police. Baltimore Police Officer Joseph M. Donato responded. The court document says:
“Sgt. Donato observed four males seated at the counter of this restaurant, all with their backs to the officers. The male seated at the far right was wearing a large, loose gray hooded sweatshirt. This attired did not seem weather appropriate to Sgt. Donato, based on time of year and temperature, and could readily be used to conceal a handgun. Sgt. Donato approached this male, later identified as Anthony Fein M/B DOB -7/13/82, from behind.
“Upon arriving within arm’s length of Fein, Sgt Donato observed that Fein had several pieces of silver wear in front of him. Sgt Donato then ordered Fein to stand up and to keep his hands in sight, for officer safety concerns. Fein looked over his shoulder directly at Sgt Donato, made eye contact with Sgt Donato, frowned, then turned back around and reached for the silver wear.
“Sgt Donato then loudly stated, ‘Stand up, turn around and keep your hands where I can see them.’ Fein then reacted suddenly by pushing Sgt Donato with one hand as he turned around. For this reason, Sgt Donato grabbed Fein by the sweatshirt and forced him to the ground to place him under arrest. Fein was then handcuffed with assistance from other officers. Fein was not injured in this incident, and Sgt Donato struck his right arm below the elbow on a chair once pushed by Fein, however, he did not need medical attention at this time.
“After Fein was in custody, P/O Branham’s investigation revealed that the large silver object was a large, square, metallic cell phone, NOT a handgun. Fein was then taken form the location and was transported to Central District for debriefing. Unit 100 (Major Smith) was notified as was x2284 communications].
Fein’s agent disputes that his client pushed the officer. I’d be interested in knowing what the three other people sitting with Fein thought of the incident. When cops suspect someone has a gun, and this they did in this case because of a report from a security guard, they act quickly and decisively to neutralize any threat until they know exactly what is going on).
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