Man tackled by police during protest calls for change in Buffalo Police Department

Man tackled by police during protest calls for change in Buffalo Police Department

Myles Carter says he was giving an interview while peacefully protesting when he was tackled from behind by police.

More than a week later, he's still protesting, but he wants to shift the focus.

GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN...TONIGHT APROTESTER AT THECENTER OF ACONTROVERSIALCONFRONTATION INBUFFALO THE OTHERNIGHT.... IS WORKINGTO SHIFT THESPOTLIGHT OFF OFHIMSELF... AND MOREON.... A WOMAN HESAYS DESERVES TO BEHOME....RECOUPERATING ...RIGHT NOW --DEYANNA DAVIS ISCHARGED WITHAGGRAVATEDASSAULT,POSSESSING AWEAPON AND STOLENPROPERTY.

POLICESAY SHE HIT TWOSTATE TROOPERS AA BUFFALO POLICEOFFICER ON BAILEYAVENUE LAST MONDAYNIGHT.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER TAYLOREPPS HAS THE LATESTON THE STORYTONIGHT..LAST WEEK'SPROTEST ON BAILEYAVENUE IN BUFFALO ISA NIGHT MYLESCARTER OF BUFFALOSAYS HE WILL NEVERFORGET..MYLES "MY CIVILRIGHTS WEREVIOLATED.

I WASTACKLED BY POLICEOFFICERS AND MYHANDS WERE ZIPTIEDBEHIND MY BACK AND IWAS ARRESTED."YOU CAN SEE THEINTERACTION ON THISCELL PHONEVIDEO...CARTER SAYSHE WAS PEACEFULLYPROTESTING ANDGIVING AN INTERVIEWWHEN POLICETACKLED HIM FROMBEHIND.CARTER "I MAINTAINEDA RESPECTFULDISTANCE.

AS ACOMMUNITY, WE WERECONDUCTING APEACEFUL PROTEST INWHICH GRIEVANCESWERE BEING AIREDAGAINST THE BUFFALOPOLICE DEPARTMENT."SINCE THEN, CARTERHAS CONTINUEDPROTESTING --CALLING FOR CHANGEWITHIN THE BUFFALOPOLICE DEPARTMENT.CARTER "I'VE WORKEDWITH POLICE OFFICERSBEFORE, I'VE TRIED TOBRING JUSTICE TO OURSTREETS IN DIFFERENTWAYS, I'VE ASKED FORBETTER STREETS, I'VEASKED FOR BETTERSIDEWALKS, I'VE ASKEDFOR BETTER LIGHTINGIN OUR COMMUNITIES,THOSE THINGS HAVEN'TWORKED."ON WEDNESDAYAFTERNOON, HE LED ARALLY IN MLKPARK...URGINGPROTESTERS TOSHIFT THE FOCUS OFFOF WHAT HAPPENEDTO HIM..CARTER "I'M NOTCONCERNED ABOUTWHAT HAPPENED INTHE PAST, WHAT I'MREALLY CONCERNEDABOUT IS GIVINGJUSTICE TO DEYANNADAVIS TODAY.

WE'REASSERTING THAT WHATOCCURRED WAS ANACCIDENT AND WE'REDEMANDING THAT SHEIS RELEASED SO SHECAN RECUPERATE WITHHER FAMILY UNTIL SHEHAS A FAIR DAY INCOURT."DAVIS IS CURRENTLYAT THE ERIE COUNTYHOLDING CETNER..CHARGED WITHAGGRAVATEDASSAULT,POSSESSING AWEAPON AND STOLENPROPERTYSTATE TROOPER RONENSMINGER WHO WASINJURED IN THATCRASH ISRECOVERING AT ECMCWITH A SHATTEREDPELVIS AND A BROKENLEG.IN BUFFALO, TEPPS,7EWN.