Man speaks out after police release K-9 on him during traffic stop: 'Traumatized' [View all]

A Black Ohio man said he is "traumatized" after police released a K-9 on him during a traffic stop during an investigation of a vehicle that was mistakenly believed to have been stolen, body camera footage shows.

The Toledo branch of the NAACP this week called the release of the police dog "unwarranted" and "inhumane."

Brandon Upchurch, 38, of Toledo, told ABC News he was bitten seven times on his forearm and elbow by the K-9 after being pulled over on April 11 and has been unable to work since.

"My elbow was already messed up," he told ABC News correspondent Ike Ejiochi. "I can't do anything."

Upchurch said he was driving his cousin home from work when officers pulled him over.

"They instantly came out with the guns drawn," he said. "They did not come to my car and ask me for license, insurance, etc., anything."

https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-speaks-after-police-release-9-traffic-stop/story?id=109463145

More cop overreach on a Black person