NAACP filing complaint against Cape Coral police for high school brawl arrest

Reporter: Asha Patel Writer: Joey Pellegrino
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Brawl during a basketball game at Mariner High School in Cape Coral. (CREDIT: CAPE CORAL POLICE DEPARTMENT)

The Lee County NAACP is filing a complaint against the Cape Coral Police Department for an arrest made after a brawl at a basketball game hosted at Mariner High School.

The NAACP says that David Church, 46, was denied his right to file a complaint as a victim when CCPD arrested him in the wake of a brawl that broke out at a Sept. 7 basketball game between Ida Baker and Dunbar high schools. Church, from Lehigh Acres, faces a battery charge. Investigators say he ran from the stands and punched a coach in the face during the game, igniting the fight.

After the incident, the Lee County NAACP started a petition to have all charges against Church dropped. It will now assist Church in filing a complaint against CCPD. The group was expected to meet with Church’s friends and family around 10 a.m.

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