Posted on 03/06/2023 5:12:47 PM PST by simpson96
A man from Hudson, Florida, has filed a federal suit against a Hernando County deputy, a Walmart loss prevention officer and Walmart itself for allegedly wrongfully arresting him after mistaking him for another Asian person.
The arrest, which was caught in a now-viral video, occurred at the Walmart Supercenter on Commercial Way in Spring Hill on Nov. 27. 2022.
According to reports, the incident began when the Walmart loss prevention officer called 911 to report an “Asian male” who allegedly trespassed into the store.
The employee identified the man as “Cody Vondelinde” to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office over the phone, saying, “There's an Asian male in the store right now. His name is Cody Vondelinde. He trespassed from this store. He is not allowed to be here, and he also tends to be violent and carries weapons.”
Shortly after, the Hudson County deputy arrived and arrested Tony Nguyen, who had been shopping with his girlfriend, Lauren Caldwell.
Caldwell filmed the encounter, which saw the deputy put her boyfriend in handcuffs and pull him out of the store and into a police vehicle.
“Why are you pulling me? I’m walking with you,” Nguyen says in protest. “You know I’m disabled, right? I have back issues.”
Nguyen was taken to jail, and it was only then when officers finally asked for his ID, according to the suit.
“I was able to confirm your ID at the jail. You’re not the person he was looking for,” a deputy reportedly told Nguyen. “You have not been trespassed, and so I'm taking you back to your house. And for me personally, I apologize. Sometimes identities get mixed up.”
However, Nguyen said he was not immediately released. While on the police ride home, the sheriff allegedly kept him in handcuffs, pulled over
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Well, they do. 🤡
It is not! I watched Squid Game and I could easily tell the babe HoYeon Jung from the old man O Yeong-su.
I live in Hawaii.
Probably the most diverse state in America.
We have low crime because we don’t have many black people.
but I have no problem figuring out who is who, regardless of race or cultural background.
Idiots. Pulling his ID right on the spot, like a thinking professional, would have prevented all this.
Thugs with badges, big balls and no brains.
This is Cody Vondelinde.
Shopping while Asian….he hit the payday.
“Shopping while Asian….he hit the payday.”
KA-CHING!!!! (NOT a racial slur!!!)
I’ll bet he still won’t get as much dough as there would be had this involved black people. That’s just the way it is...
Trusting the rent-a-cop was his first mistake.
Verifying what he was told is always a good idea.
Don’t let someone else’s mistake become yours
LOL - Looks nothing like Nguyen.
LOL
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