The founder of a Valley nonprofit aimed at helping people experiencing homelessness was sent to jail earlier this week, claiming he was arrested for filming Tempe police while they were arresting people in a park.
Austin Davis, the founder of AZ Hugs, has had a history with the City of Tempe, trying to feed people experiencing homelessness in parks and getting arrested for doing so without a permit.
Last week, Davis said he was across the street from Moeur Park when officers were arresting people. He started filming them on his phone. A city spokesperson said the people were being arrested for trespassing violations and one ended up having drug paraphernalia…