WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Local NAACP leaders are calling for an investigation into the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office following the arrest of a man accused in a violent domestic incident, arguing deputies used excessive force when a K9 was deployed during the takedown.
The West Palm Beach County and South Palm Beach County branches of the NAACP announced a press conference on Wednesday outside the State Attorney’s Office to address the March 8 arrest of Michael A. Davis in a Publix parking lot along State Road 7. The organization says bystander video shows a police dog being used while multiple deputies were already restraining Davis on the ground.
According to a PBSO probable cause affidavit, Davis was wanted on felony charges stemming from a March 7 domestic violence incident involving a handgun. Investigators say he forced his girlfriend into a bedroom, threatened her with a firearm, struck her in the head, and prevented her from leaving or calling for help before she escaped with their child and sought refuge at a nearby church…