Four wheels, two boots Questions surround student arrest

A Southern University student was arrested and booked on charges of two counts of criminal damage to property and four counts of public intimidation, disturbing the peace, and resisting an arrest on Thursday October 1 in front of the Smith Brown Memorial Student union. 18-year old LaQuincy Stewart was seen driving his vehicle with two boots on his tires. According to Southern University Police Department Stewart was using loud vulgar curse words, after his vehicle was booted for a parking violation. SUPD informed Stewart that he needed to inquire about his boots being removed with the SU Traffic department, but continued to cause a scene which lead to Stewart being put in hand cuffs. Many students recorded the incident with there cell phones and felt the act was a form of brutality. Sophomore Social Work Major Elisha Jenkins said” I felt that it wasn’t right, he wasn’t resisting but he was injured and had a brace on his knee, so he couldn’t do exactly what they told him to do,” said Jenkins.
“When I was walking by he had a ticket in his hand, and I heard the officer say you need to take it to the traffic and parking, then I saw the boy being slammed to the ground,” said Evelyn Johnson, a non-traditional student from Birmingham, Alabama. “I wondered what transpired so major over a parking ticket that caused him to get that reaction,” when asked if she felt this reaction was necessary Johnson responded saying “ I felt it was unnecessary, he kept saying “ I cant get up I cant raise up on my own,” I’m a mother and grandmother no one wants to see that happen to a child It was awful,” finished
A worker that was on campus to assist with a two day event mentioned that he heard the argument. “It started over something small, I do believe his knee was hurt, but I didn’t feel it was a form of police brutality, maybe just a bit harsh over something so small,” finished the witness.