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While being pushed to the ground and handcuffed, with the agents’ knees on his back, Johnson cries out, “How did this happen? I go to U.Va.!”
Intoxication and obstruction of justice. we have a new account from one of the bar owners who spoke to johnson just moments before that confrontation with abc agents. >> hey, he's bleeding! his head is bleeding! >> you [ bleep ] racist! >> reporter: new accounts raising new questions about the moments just before this video was taken. owners of the trinity irish pub in charlottesville say martese johnson quote, did not appear to be intoxicated in the least when he was turned away at the door. the virginia department of alcoholic beverage control had charged johnson with public intoxication. th...
Was swearing intoxicated and bell belligerent. he gave his illinois zip code that didn't match the zip code on his i.d. which was outdated. >> at no time throughout the encounter did martese present as is reported by those in the media, a fake i.d. virginia abc officers questioned my client about being in possession of false identification. the conversation resulted in my client being thrown to the ground. >> cnn's brian todd is in charlottesville, virginia at that uva forum. brian? >> reporter: we have critical new information filling in some crucial gaps in this story. information regarding ...
This is after officers at the department of alcohol beverage control or abc arrested him. this is what it looked like. the 20-year-old had been turned away from the bar, according to police, and according to the arrest warrant he was, quote, agitated and belligerent. he was detained for public intoxication and then also on construction of justice without violence. johnson's attorney is giving a more detailed account of their version and standing alongside johnson he tried to clear up some of the misconceptions. have a listen. >> martese was standing on the sidewalk near trinity irish pub. an e...