☑️ Police chief suspended after video shows a teen put in a chokehold
☑️ Five teens and an adult were charged during anti-ICE protest
☑️ Three juveniles have been released
QUAKERTOWN, Pa. — The police chief accused of attacking a teen during an anti-ICE protest has been suspended as tensions remain high over the incident.
Approximately 35 Quakertown Community High School students walked out of class to protest the actions of ICE agents despite being school administrators and police warning of a “potential safety concern” on Feb. 19. Once they reached Front Street police say the students began throwing snowballs and damaging property.
Numerous videos by witnesses show a teenage girl being put in a chokehold by a man later identified as Quakertown Police Chief Scott McElree who was not wearing his uniform…