Philly's executive director of LGBT Affairs, and her husband, are seen being arrested on the Vine Street Expressway in a viral video.
A video circulating on social media on Saturday shows a Pennsylvania State Trooper working to arrest a person who is on the ground on the shoulder of a highway.The trooper was attempting to pull over a grey Infiniti sedan for vehicle code violations, according to a statement from police.
As the trooper approached the Infiniti, a green Dodge sedan parked behind the trooper's patrol car, officials said.When the trooper approached the Dodge, the driver allegedly started arguing with the officer. Officials said that the driver then refused several orders from the trooper leading to the trooper trying to arrest the driver.
Pennsylvania State Police have not released the names of the two drivers who were arrested, but Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker revealed that the city's executive director of the Office of LGBT Affairs was in the video., to say in part that the"video circulating on social media that depicts a portion of the incident is very concerning to me."
Earlier today, a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper executed a car stop on the Vine Street Expressway in Philadelphia, reportedly for a Motor Vehicle Code violation. Celena Morrison, the City’s executive director of the Office of LGBT Affairs, was in the vehicle that was stopped.Battleship New Jersey to leave Camden for historic dry docking. Here's how to witness the ‘once in a generation' trip down the Delaware.
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