A new video showed when Pullman police arrested a former Washington State University (WSU) football player last year.
Treshon Broughton, who graduated from WSU in 2017 after two seasons as a cornerback, was arrested inside Bob’s Corner Market last February in front of more than a dozen other customers.
According to The Seattle Times, the ex-footballer pulled away from police and refused to place his hands behind his back as officers attempted to restrain him with a neck hold and other tactics. One officer eventually fired a taser into Broughton’s back. According to bystanders and officers, Broughton appeared visibly intoxicated during the confrontation.
In October, Broughton filed a federal lawsuit against the Pullman Police Department, stating that they "used excessive force and violated his due-process rights and 'intentionally misrepresented events' to support charges of resisting arrest and obstructing law enforcement."
The charges of obstructing law enforcement were later dismissed.
Broughton was also accused of trying to spend a counterfeit $20 bill at the convenience store, but he was never officially charged for the alleged offense.
In new video acquired by The Spokesman-Review via a public records request, the footage showed Broughton and an unidentified female friend entering Bob's at 1:40 a.m. and immediately heading to the checkout counter, where they conversed with the cashier.
After paying for some items with a credit or debit card, it appears that Broughton attempted to pay for more things with cash. As the clerk proceeded to place the $20 bill in the register, he noticed something was off. Broughton began walking out of the store as the cashier and another employee further inspected the money. On his way out, however, he got into a verbal spat with a woman, her boyfriend and others waiting in line.
Per the published report, police were called to the market around 1:54 a.m. The Spokesman-Review also obtained body camera film of the altercation, which includes audio recordings.
During police questioning, Broughton was asked why he did not initially cooperate with the officer's request. He responded that he had an older brother who lost his life to police brutality.
As for the $20 bill the cashier claims was counterfeit, police weren't able to locate it. When one officer requested the fraudulent cash shortly after Broughton’s arrest, the store clerk couldn’t explain its whereabouts.
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