Controversy over FMPD arrest video

Video from a recent traffic stop in Fort Myers has caused some controversy on social media.

The Fort Myers Police Department referred to it as a traffic stop for a minor violation and told WINK News that they were trying to pull over a car near Verona Street. The officer is seen activating his lights just as the car pulls into a driveway.

Four people got out but one ran into the home. Keenan Carter and his cousin were two of the people in that car. They claim that they had already parked and exited the vehicle once the lights were turned on.

“You can see on video by the time I get to my sister’s screen door, I hear a ‘hey, get back in the car,’ and a ‘get over here,’ whatever the situation may be. I turned and looked because I didn’t know what was going on,” Carter said.

Carter said his cousin walked into the home. Police bodycam video shows the officer follow the person inside, and according to the video and to Carter’s accounts, there were children as young as seven years old inside the home when the officer entered with his Taser drawn.

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