What started as a protest outside Lucas Oil Stadium ahead of Final Four games quickly escalated, according to Indianapolis City-County Councilor Jesse Brown, who says an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer shoved him during the demonstration.
Brown says he has now filed a formal incident report and wants IMPD to identify the officer. In a Facebook post, he wrote that an IMPD officer “approached a group of protesters and began grabbing and shoving people,” and that the same officer grabbed his arm while refusing to provide a badge number. Fellow demonstrator Jackson Franklin told reporters the officer shoved or assaulted multiple protesters, including Brown, during the confrontation, as reported by FOX59.
Brown’s Ongoing Clash With Council Leadership
Brown, who represents District 13, has already been on rocky ground with his fellow Democrats. In February 2025, he was expelled from the council’s Democratic caucus after a string of public disputes, according to the Indianapolis Recorder. Not long after, he moved to start the process of removing Council President Vop Osili and Vice President Ali Brown, a leadership challenge…..