Using a move similar to a chokehold, an off-duty Kansas City cop courted controversy on Wednesday after he restrained and tackled a man who had been accused of trespassing in a local grocery store.
The video of the incident doesn’t tell the whole story, according to Kansas City, Missouri, police. They allege the man brought a gun into the store, which was not allowed.
Later, the off-duty cop asked the man to leave, but he refused, leading to an altercation with the officer and the store manager, authorities say.
“He resisted arrest and became combative,” Kansas City Police Department spokesperson Officer Alayna Gonzalez said…