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Publish date: Saturday 23 July 2022
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Video captures police brutally beating Black man who failed to pull over in traffic stop

  • Video captures police brutally beating Black man who failed to pull over in traffic stop
Officers in Tennessee used a Taser gun and baton on Brandon Calloway .

Video footage captured police in Tennessee brutally beating a Black motorist inside his father’s home after he failed to pull over during a traffic stop.

On Saturday, Oakland Police officers entered Ed Calloway’s property to arrest his son, 25-year-old Brandon Calloway, in Fayette County where .

Brandon Calloway had traveled halfway across Tennessee, along with his girlfriend and her friend, to stay with his dad for a night when he decided to pick up a DoorDash order so he could treat his girlfriend to a nice dinner while in town.

But while returning from the delivery, Calloway, who is Black, allegedly ran a stop sign and was followed by police. The officers chased him into his father's house, beat him with a baton and shocked him with a Taser.

Calloway, 25, is now suffering from multiple injuries to his head, left eye, temple and arm after the bloody attack that one of the women in the house caught on video.

He's also experiencing memory loss and "severe psychological trauma," Calloway's father, Edward Calloway, told NBC News Friday.

Edward Calloway described Brandon as a "great son."

"We’re very proud of the man he’s grown into," he said. "He’s just been a smart very obedient kid with a lot of ambition from an early age."

When asked how often his son comes to visit, Edward Calloway laughed, and said “not often enough.” The recent college graduate only makes the four-and-a-half hour trip about twice a year.

Brandon played baseball from the time he was 3 years old, through high school, where he also excelled academically, his father said. He was a National Honor Society member with a passion for engineering.
Brandon Calloway.

Last year, he got his engineering degree from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Since then, he's been looking for entrepreneurial opportunities "before he gets locked down into a 9-5, so to speak," Edward Calloway said. He's became a certified notary public, has been DJing and from time-to-time, picks up a DoorDash route.

Brandon Calloway had only been in Oakland for about an hour, after traveling from Chattanooga, when he decided to go on one of those routes, his dad said.

Calloway was driving a gray Chevrolet Camaro when he allegedly ran a stop sign, according to a police affidavit.

While Oakland police pursued him, Calloway “sped away,” driving 32 mph in a 20 mph zone, the affidavit said. When he did not stop, officers activated their lights, according to the document. It's unclear if Calloway initially knew he was being followed by police, or if there was any way he would have known. The affidavit does not say if the car was marked

The officers followed Calloway to his father's home, where he stopped the vehicle and ran inside.

“This is my ... house and I did stop for the sign,” Calloway yelled as he ran, using an expletive, according to police.

tags: police, US, Black man
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