Suspect Walks Calmly to Police Custody After Pickup Drives Through Tallahassee Protesters

Police in Tallahassee, Florida, detained the driver of a pickup after the truck drove through a crowd of protesters on May 30.

Tallahassee Police said that no injuries were reported relating to the incident, which was caught on camera by local woman Marie Joseph.

Joseph’s footage shows the truck surrounded by demonstrators, some of whom are chanting “black lives matter,” before the vehicle accelerates, briefly dispersing those around it.

A woman can be heard screaming “what the f**k,” as the car continues forward before coming to a stop. As protesters gather around the vehicle again, two people, a man and a woman, exit the vehicle and walk toward a police car, before getting in and being driven away.

“Why you’re protecting them?” a woman can be heard asking police officers in the video, as an officer stands between protesters and the police car containing the couple.

Some protesters throw items at the now empty truck, with one of the windows being smashed.

“This is an extremely tense, emotional time across the nation. Mutual respect among all of us is vital,” a Tallahassee Police Department tweet urged in a thread related to the incident.

“The Tallahassee Police Department supports the nonviolent gathering of protestors and will uphold their constitutional right to do so while making every effort to maintain a safe environment for our community,” the thread continued. Credit: Marie Joseph via Storyful