Video has surfaced from a U.S. Bank in Minnesota, showing the branch wrongfully detaining Joe Morrow, a Black man, who entered the local bank to cash his paycheck after working a 12-hour shift as an "order picker" at a grocery store. A bank manager had Morrow placed in handcuffs despite already having an account with the bank and showing his I.D. upon entry, KSTP reported . Joe Morrow went to a @usbank branch to cash his paycheck. The bank accused him of fraud, then he was threatened with arrest and handcuffed. Joe's paycheck was real. See the bodycam video from a responding officer and watch @Eric_Rasmussen 's story tonight at 10pm on @KSTP . pic.twitter.com/xVgVN8DY7i — Tracy Maher (@tracym) December 7, 2021 According to police body camera footage, the manager told officers that he suspected a check was fake but he didn't call to verify the origin of the paycheck with Morrow's employer until after the man was escorted from the building with a police entourage. It was later...
