A little more than a week after a video of New Orleans police officers arresting a trumpet player on Frenchmen Street went viral, with many calling the action heavy-handed since the musician was pinned to the ground, the NOPD released body camera footage from one of its officers that Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said explains the tactics. The Facebook Live video that sparked the NOPD's response was posted a little before 10 p.m. on July 8. It has now been viewed nearly 60,000 times and spurred news coverage across the nation. The video shows officers pinning Eugene Grant swing his trumpet at an officer, knocking their body camera to the ground, and then being pinned to the ground as the crowd around him grows angrier with each passing second. Some of the anger is directed toward Frenchmen Art and Books, which called police on the band. Officers reportedly asked the band to move, when the confrontation suddenly escalated. Grant was booked on charges including obstructing public passages and resisting an officer. A Municipal Court judge tossed out the charges the morning after he was arrested. Grant, who is developmentally disabled said after leaving the courthouse the bookstore's new owners have complained recently about the Young Fellaz Brass Band playing on the corner, a spot they have reportedly performed on for almost a decade.
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