A Black restaurant owner in Ohio is considering pursuing legal action after he was caught up in a case of mistaken identity that almost landed him in jail for a crime he never committed.
Bodycam footage caught the moments when Darnell McCloud was taken into custody by police officers in Fremont, Ohio, on July 11. The cops entered Fremont Coney Island, McCloud’s restaurant, and told him he had a warrant out for his arrest for two felony drug charges.
One major problem: McCloud wasn’t the suspect police were looking for. In fact, the only thing McCloud had in common with the suspect was that they shared a first name.
