Jogger mistaken for suspect, lands new job with Florida cops because of how well he handled the stop
September 7, 2020 | Robert Jonathan
The sheriff of Volusia County, Fla., has offered a law enforcement job to a black man who was wrongly detained during a burglary investigation.
“I told him we’d train and hire him as a deputy in a second if he ever wants a new job,†Sheriff Mike Chitwood explained on Facebook.
Registered nurse Joseph Griffin, a military veteran, was out jogging in the city of Deltona, Fla., when sheriff’s deputies detained him. Griffin was wearing a white tank top and dark shorts, which allegedly matched the description of a bearded black man for whom cops were on the lookout.
The friendly, apologetic officers repeatedly reassured a calm Griffin, who had identified himself as a vet and immediately produced his ID, that they were just conducting an investigation, and they would cut him loose as soon as he was cleared.
“You’re not in any trouble or anything, there’s a burglary that happened — you kind of fit the description,†the lead officer said.
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