First published at 15:24 UTC on February 17th, 2020.
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Jonny FLMG Cell Phone Video - https://youtu.be/YA8I8OfZNNY
Security cam footage 1 - https://youtu.be/NeqwAmi81sU
Security cam footage 2 - https://youtu.be/GGB5pprzWcI
Questionable Authority's Report: https://youtu.be/tfTjyCQRhmo
***The video sync is about 1 second off. Sorry about that. Cell phone video with audio starts at 01:08. Jonathon is brought out in a wheel chair at around 18:41.***
Article Excerpt by Ruth Oskolkoff:
"On Friday, December 20, 2019, Jonathon Spencer Daling, a young black man, father, and aspiring rapper was at the airport waiting for his sister. They were to fly together to South Carolina. While he was waiting at Seatac Airport he fell asleep in a chair. Jonathon awoke to a group of police who came straight up to him and asked him for a passport. They reportedly ignored the white person sleeping nearby on the floor. Jonathon tried telling them he only had an I.D. and was picking up a ticket that was purchased for him. On the day after the incident, his mother, Betsi Daling, spoke on his behalf while he was in the hospital being treated for his injuries. Betsi said her son didn't have a chance. His crime was "traveling while black".
The police proceeded to put him in a chokehold, put partitions around him to obstruct a clear view of what was happening, then started attacking him as he screamed out for help. Betsi has asked her son if anyone else saw this and he told her that he kept asking people to please film while they were attacking him. Jonathon thought he was going to die. Betsi said, "He's scared to death. I talked to him finally this morning and he kept saying 'mom they were trying to kill me' and that tears my heart up." She added that they beat him so badly he had to go to the hospital.
Jonathan was charged with criminal trespass with a $1,000 fine and resisting arrest with a $500 fine. It’s worthwhile to note that a passport is not required to fly domestically in the United States, although that will change in 2020. The famil..
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