Seattle Police Apologize For Arresting Elderly Golf Club-Carrying Veteran
- 9 years ago
The Seattle Police Department recently issued an apology to an elderly man who was arrested in the summer of 2014. Then, police officer Cynthia Whitlach stopped to speak to the male, William Wingate.
The Seattle Police Department recently issued an apology to an elderly man who was arrested in the summer of 2014. Then, police officer Cynthia Whitlach stopped to speak to the male, William Wingate.
He was standing on the sidewalk holding a bag and a golf club which he was using as a cane. The officer repeatedly asked him to put the club down and informed him it was considered a weapon.
Wingate looked confused and told her it was his golf club and that he'd been using it to walk for years. He attempted to justify his reasoning for carrying the club, but when he declined setting it down, Whitlach accused him of swinging it at her and said it was caught on audio and video.
The officer approached him, placed him in handcuffs and seemingly corrected her previous statement, saying he s
The Seattle Police Department recently issued an apology to an elderly man who was arrested in the summer of 2014. Then, police officer Cynthia Whitlach stopped to speak to the male, William Wingate.
He was standing on the sidewalk holding a bag and a golf club which he was using as a cane. The officer repeatedly asked him to put the club down and informed him it was considered a weapon.
Wingate looked confused and told her it was his golf club and that he'd been using it to walk for years. He attempted to justify his reasoning for carrying the club, but when he declined setting it down, Whitlach accused him of swinging it at her and said it was caught on audio and video.
The officer approached him, placed him in handcuffs and seemingly corrected her previous statement, saying he s