Overview
- The Tennessee Highway Patrol said social media assertions that a trooper struck a protester in Memphis are false.
- Dashcam video shows a man in an orange vest holding onto the front of a patrol vehicle, lowering himself to the ground, then standing and walking away without visible injury, according to the agency.
- THP emphasized support for peaceful protest while warning that stepping into active roadways poses immediate safety risks.
- The incident occurred Sunday during an “ICE Out for Good” demonstration organized by Indivisible Memphis, where some early cellphone clips and local reports suggested a trooper hit a protest marshal.
- Police reported one arrest at the Memphis protest, which took place during nationwide demonstrations following the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.