McKinney, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – During what was meant to be a goodwill gesture Tuesday turned into a heated exchange about race between McKinney’s mayor, a local activist and an attorney.
In ongoing fallout over a 2015 violent pool party incident involving McKinney police, activist Dominique Alexander was planning to invite the Mayor George Fuller to an upcoming “pool party” event.
The dust-up which took place in front of media cameras came on the same day a settlement was announced in a federal lawsuit stemming from the aforementioned incident.
Then Officer Eric Casebolt resigned several days after he was captured on video slamming the teenage girl to the ground and pinning her with his hands and knees.
At a joint press conference the Mayor Fuller told Alexander, founder of the Next Generation Action Network that he’d be open to meet with the victim and her family but not with lawyers present.
Mayor Fuller, who was not in office when the incident occurred told Alexander:
“I would love to meet with her and her family, not with you too, but with her and her family, and if she is willing to do that, I would love the opportunity to do that.”
Fuller’s reference to “you too” was Alexander and Attorney Kim Coles. Both say McKinney still has a race problem.
The Dallas Morning News posted the exchange on YouTube:
The controversy happened on the same on the same day McKinney Police were holding a community event aimed at bonding with the community. ‘Tacos with Cops’ was held of Old Settler’s Ridge Recreation Center Tuesday.
Fun event @McKinneyPolice #TacosWithCops #Community #McKinney pic.twitter.com/Agr4xKP3DC
— Joy Anderson (@joydallas) May 30, 2018
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