After nearly four months, the “Quakertown 5”, their supporters, and community members still await answers from an investigation Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan’s office promised was forthcoming.
It’s now been exactly 111 days since Quakertown Chief of Police Scott McElree (who also serves as borough manager) found himself on the ground applying what most people recognize as a chokehold to a high school student protesting ICE brutality against immigrants.
The 72-year-old cop who was wearing plainclothes at the time jumped into the fray on Feb. 20 to assist his officers who decided to confront a group of student protesters. McElree also allegedly punched another girl and grabbed a boy in the police attack on the kids. He returned to work last month after taking worker’s comp leave for injuries sustained while tackling the high school girl to the ground with students trying to free her from his grip…