Early Morning Shoppers Pepper Sprayed At Beaumont Wal-Mart

[prole_for_peace]

i am so proud to live here....i bet we end up on the national news again

"Early morning shoppers at Beaumont’s Wal-Mart say they were maced by an off-duty police officer working security as a large crowd gathered in the electronics department of the store....

Numerous customers inside the store at the time tell KBTV the crowd gathered in the electronics department and some customers began shoving others. Witnesses say a Beaumont police officer - identified by the Beaumont Police Department as Officer Avie Owmby - told the crowd to back up. They say the officer then pulled out his can of pepper spray and sprayed it several times into the crowd. Beaumont Police confirm Owmby was off-duty at the time of the incident and was working security. SGT Dean Crooks with the Beaumont Police Department tells KBTV they are investigating the incident, but that they investigate any incident where an officer uses force. He says Officer Owmby is a 20 year veteran of the force."

Link to full story...
www.kbtv4.tv/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=9901

[skygazer]

1. That's one way to keep people from shopping at Wal Mart

I'm surprised he didn't use his taser - that seems to be the method of choice these days.