Mushmouth
07-16-2017, 08:41 PM
Columbus —
Markcus D. Brown was stopped by Dayton police at the RTA bus hub on May 25 because he and his friends were wearing hoodies and saggy pants — a violation of RTA policy.
Irritated, Brown refused to provide identification so the cops took him to Montgomery County Jail, where he sat for nine days until his mom could arrange for a car title loan to pay the $150 bail.
Brown, who had no criminal history and missed a job interview during his jail stay, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal trespass. He had been stopped twice previously for trespassing prior to the incident.
http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/crime--law/man-stopped-for-wearing-hoodie-baggy-pants-jailed-for-nine-days/5Y3zFRUo0RhEJp3Z8v9MGJ/
Markcus D. Brown was stopped by Dayton police at the RTA bus hub on May 25 because he and his friends were wearing hoodies and saggy pants — a violation of RTA policy.
Irritated, Brown refused to provide identification so the cops took him to Montgomery County Jail, where he sat for nine days until his mom could arrange for a car title loan to pay the $150 bail.
Brown, who had no criminal history and missed a job interview during his jail stay, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal trespass. He had been stopped twice previously for trespassing prior to the incident.
http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/crime--law/man-stopped-for-wearing-hoodie-baggy-pants-jailed-for-nine-days/5Y3zFRUo0RhEJp3Z8v9MGJ/