They were eventually asked to leave, and when they did not, an employee called the police. Just as Mr. Yaffe was arriving for the meeting, police officers were putting handcuffs on the men and leading them out of the cafe. “Because there are two black guys sitting here meeting me?”Mr. Nelson and Mr. Robinson were arrested on suspicion of trespassing, but Starbucks did not press charges and the two were later released. “I want to make sure that this situation doesn’t happen again,” Mr. Robinson said of the arrest. Efforts to reach Mr. Nelson and Mr. Robinson on Wednesday were unsuccessful.

Source: New York Times May 02, 2018 20:47 UTC