Jamar Mackey, a Black man wrongfully detained by unmasked officers in Virginia Beach, Virginia, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now suffering from mild symptoms. Mackey was handcuffed by police while eating a meal with his family in Virginia Beach’s Lynnhaven Mall on Dec. 19. After police escort Mackey and his family outside, officers inform them that Mackey matched the description of a Black man with dreadlocks who was suspected of using stolen credit cards. Eventually, it becomes clear that the police have the wrong man, and a distraught Mackey is released. “They took us out of our bubble, out of our safe space.”The man wrongfully detained by @vbpd, Jamar Mackey, has tested positive for #coronavirus per his fiancé.

Source: Huffington Post December 31, 2020 19:18 UTC