- The executive director of the Philadelphia Office of LGBT Affairs, Celena Morrison, was arrested along with her husband during a traffic stop.
- The incident was caught on camera and both have since been released without charge.
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A top Philadelphia city official and her husband were violently detained by a state trooper during a traffic stop as the official yelled, “I work for the mayor.”
The executive director of the Philadelphia Office of LGBT Affairs, Celena Morrison, was arrested Saturday along with her husband, Darius McLean. Both have since been released without charge.
The shocking incident was caught on camera by Morrison, who can be heard shouting “I work for the mayor” as the unidentified state trooper detains her husband.
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker called the video “very disturbing” in a statement on X.
Pennsylvania State Police said the trooper initiated a traffic stop on westbound I-76 around 9 a.m. for a vehicle with multiple violations.
The incident was caught on camera and shared on Facebook.
The police officer could be seen standing over McLean as Morrison screamed.
The police officer then approached Morrison, who dropped his phone.
They said the state trooper initially stopped a gray Infinity sedan, believed to be driven by Morrison, for “multiple Vehicle Code violations.”
A green Dodge sedan then pulled up behind the officer’s car, believed to be driven by Morrison’s husband, McLean.
The officer then approached the Dodge and police said the driver was “verbally combative” and “resisted arrest.”
Morrison began recording the incident and can be heard shouting “I work for the mayor.”
As the police officer stood next to her husband lying on the side of the road, Morrison said: “That’s my husband… That’s my husband, please.”
The officer attempted to handcuff McLean and a fight broke out.
Morrison can then be heard saying “it’s because I’m black”, to which the police officer responds “it’s not because you’re black”.
The police officer then approaches Morrison and she drops her phone.
He can be heard yelling at her to “turn around” and “give me your hands or they will shoot you.”
Morrison is the executive director of the Office of LGBT Affairs in Philadelphia.
Her husband, Darius McLean, is the director of operations at William Way Community Center according to his LinkedIn.
Mayor Cherelle Parker called the incident “very concerning” in X
Morrison then tells her husband not to worry, before adding “he just punched me.”
She can later be heard saying, “What’s going on?” Why are you so aggressive?
The cop then holds up his phone and says, “This was a simple traffic stop because you didn’t have your lights on.” You didn’t have your lights on and you are stuck to the vehicle.
Both Morrison and McLean were arrested on resisting arrest, obstruction of justice, disorderly conduct and other related charges, but were released Saturday without charge.
McLean is the director of operations for the William Way Community Center according to his LinkedIn.
Mayor Cherelle Parker said on