Nine cops arrest black teenager in California after he ‘jaywalked’

London: A black teenager has been arrested by nine police officers in California after he allegedly jaywalked and scuffled with an officer.

According to The Guardian, a video of the incident shows that the officers surrounded the African American and forced him to the ground after he got into an argument with one officer who accused him of walking in a bus-only lane.

The incident happened in the city of Stockton, 80 miles (130km) east of San Francisco. (ANI)