The NYPD is black and blue in the face again after roughing up and arresting the wrong suspect. Once again, it was a person of color, but also a former US tennis star James Blake.
A top-10 professional tennis player says he was slammed to the ground outside his hotel in Midtown Manhattan after being confused for a suspect involved a credit card fraud investigation.
Bratton on Arrest of James Blake http://nyti.ms/1i1K9hq via @nytvideo
N.Y. police chief apologizes to arrested ex-tennis star http://reut.rs/1LZF1EZ via @Reuters
Photo shows suspect who resembles tennis star James Blake http://nydn.us/1KHAeKV
New York & the NYPD are lucky James Blake is a class act http://nyp.st/1JZZkRK via @nypost
De Blasio and Bratton Apologize for Arrest of James Blake, Ex-Tennis Pro http://nyti.ms/1UDNUvh
PHOTO: Reuters
James Blake: Body-slamming cop should be fired http://nyp.st/1ilz0c8 via @nypost