A Dayton, Ohio officer admitted on camera that he pulled over John Felton, a black man from Michigan, because he was making "direct eye contact."
Felton said he was tailed for two miles by the officer, who then pulled him over for allegedly not using his turn signal 100 feet before making his turn. It was only after the officer went to his car and came back with a written warning did he tell Felton that he "made direct eye contact" with him.
The Huffington Post reached out to the Dayton Police Department, who confirmed that making eye contact with an officer isn't a justified reason to be pulled over.
"The Dayton Police Department is a true partner in the community and enjoys a positive community-police relationship. The Dayton Police Department is in contact with Mr. Felton. He has agreed to a conversation with the officer, facilitated by the Dayton Mediation Center. This will allow Mr. Felton and the Officer to discuss the specifics of the incident."
Felton posted footage of his interaction with the officer on Facebook with the caption, "This is why I hate coming to Dayton. He had no grounds for following/trailing me other than seeing an Infiniti with Michigan plates. His reason? 'I gave him direct eye contact while passing him.'"
Check out the video above.
Source: The Huffington Post/Facebook
