Fort Myers youth

Fort Myers, Florida – Two teenagers in Fort Myers are charged with crime after a traffic stop into a confrontation with a police officer who drawn his gun and used a taser for a confrontation.

Several videos of the arrest in the Dunbar community have become viral on social media and show part of the encounter between a police officer in Fort Myers and two young men.

E'Zarius Lockwood (19) and Easter Alexander, 18, said they had no idea that they were stopped or why when the incident took place near Henderson and Lincoln Avenue last Friday.

“I feared my life, so I didn't even try to move,” said Alexander.

The young men claim that the encounter started when they put their horn at an officer, of whom they said that he blocked access to a lot in which teenagers were gathered in the neighborhood.

“He didn't tell us why we were ran over,” said Alexander.

According to the men, they left their vehicle at some point during the stop. In a video provided by the family, an official can be included that he writes it back to return to the car before the situation escalates quickly.

The film material shows the officer who draws his Taser and uses it on Lockwood.

“What if he wrongly, instead of using his taser, is published and wrongly shot his gun,” said Lockwood.

The chief of police from Fort Myers, Jason Fields, replied in a statement:

Chief Fields is aware of the currently circulating video on social media, which is part of an interaction where an FMPD officer tries to make a traffic stop. We would like to emphasize that the reported video film material is only a segment of the actual incident. According to the guideline, the police authority will carry out a thorough review of the force that is used in response to resistance.

We recognize the concerns that are expressed by members of our community. Transparency and trust are fundamental to our relationship with those we serve and we take these matters very seriously. In the course of the review, we will provide updates and at the same time maintain the integrity of the process. We ask for your patience while we carry out a fair and comprehensive assessment of the events. Our goal is always to ensure the security of our community and to remain responsible towards our citizens.

According to Fort Myers's policy, officials can “require caution in certain situations that require caution of the civil servant”.
Alexander believes that the situation did not have to end with his boyfriend and that it will be arrested.

“He could have treated it much better,” said Alexander.

When asked why you did not meet the command to return to your vehicle, Alexander said: “When I climbed back into the car … he can shoot me.” He continued to say that his back would be turned when the door was opened and that the officer couldn't see him.

Both men tell me that because of a law enforcement officer, they are now exposed to arrests for battery due to battery and oppose the arrest.

“He could have talked to us like men,” said Alexander.

The Miyoshi Prize of FOX 4 requested the Body Camera video and the arrest report, while we work to get a more comprehensive picture of what happened.

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