Kevin Moore, the man who filmed Freddie Gray's brutal arrest, has now himself been arrested following "harassment and intimidation" from Baltimore police.
Moore was arrested at gunpoint last night along with two other members of Cop Watch, agroup dedicated to filming and documenting police work.
His video of Gray's arrest was shot shortly before the man suffered spinal injuries while in police custody that led to his death.
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Moore claims that despite having co-operated with two detectives in the Baltimore Police Department’s Office of Internal Oversight and given them the video, police posted his photo and told the public that he was "wanted for questioning", asking people to identify him.
"What is so important that you have to plaster my picture over the Internet? I've already spoken," Moore said, suggesting that they posted it simply to intimidate him.
Moore was asleep in his home on the morning of 12 April, when his uncle yelled to him: "The police are tazing Freddie."
He ran out into the street and instantly started filming on his cell phone as Gray "screamed for his life", one officer putting his knee on his neck as the other bent his legs backwards.
"They had him folded up like he was a crab or a piece of origami. He was all bent up," Moore said.
At the time of writing it seems Moore has been released but his colleagues, Chad Jackson and Tony White, have not, with Cop Watch asking for help from lawyers.
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The Shaheed family assess the damage to their store in downtown Baltimore
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A youth washes out pepper spray from his eyes near a building that caught fire after being looted
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Demonstrators threw rocks and other objects at police following the funeral of Freddie Gray
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Arrests have been made, with many of those involved appearing to be school children and students
AP
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Protests over Freddie Gray's death turned violent
Reuters
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The circumstances surrounding Freddie Gray's death in custody still remain unclear
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Police and firefighters respond in front of a building that caught fire as protests of the death of Freddie Gray continue in Baltimore
2/22 Baltimore riots
A Baltimore firefighter cuts his way into a burning convenience store with a saw to attack a fire set by rioters at East Biddle Street and Montford Avenue in Baltimore
3/22 Baltimore riots
A Baltimore firefighter climbs onto a rooftop to attack a fire set by rioters in a convenience store and residence at East Biddle Street and Montford Avenue
4/22 Baltimore riots
Baltimore firefighters attack a fire in a convenience store and residence during clashes after the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore
5/22 Baltimore riots
Gloria Darden, mother of Freddie Gray, covers her face during a news conference after a day of unrest following the funeral of Gray
6/22 Baltimore riots
The family of Freddie Gray gather with clergy and pray during a news conference in Baltimore
7/22 Baltimore riots
Rioters burned police vehicles and pelted officers with stones
AP
8/22 Baltimore riots
A man has pepper spray cleaned from his eyes
Getty Images
9/22 Baltimore riots
Baltimore police officers form a line in front of protesters
Getty Images
10/22 Baltimore riots
Looters ransacked shops and torched police cars amid the unrest
AP
11/22 Baltimore riots
A CVS chemist outlet burns in Baltimore after it was set alight by rioters
AP
12/22 Baltimore riots
The Shaheed family assess the damage to their store in downtown Baltimore
David Usborne
13/22 Baltimore riots
The riots broke out just a few streets from the church where the funeral was held
AP
14/22 Baltimore riots
A protester is detained in Baltimore following the funeral of Freddie Gray earlier in the day
AP
15/22 Baltimore riots
Police in front of a building that caught fire after being looted
EPA
16/22 Baltimore riots
A youth washes out pepper spray from his eyes near a building that caught fire after being looted
EPA
17/22 Baltimore riots
People pose for photographs on the hood of a Baltimore Police car destroyed by demonstrators
GETTY
18/22 Baltimore riots
The riots broke out just a few streets from the church where the funeral was held for Freddie Gray
GETTY
19/22 Baltimore riots
Demonstrators threw rocks and other objects at police following the funeral of Freddie Gray
AP
20/22 Baltimore riots
Arrests have been made, with many of those involved appearing to be school children and students
AP
21/22 Baltimore riots
Protests over Freddie Gray's death turned violent
Reuters
22/22 Baltimore riots
The circumstances surrounding Freddie Gray's death in custody still remain unclear
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