A convenience store clerk in Santa Fe, New Mexico reportedly called 911 on a 22-year-old college student because he was “arrogant and black.”
The employee was caught on cellphone video by Jordan McDowell, who told local station KRQE that he was racially profiled when he went into the store to buy Sour Patch Kids candy.
“And I want him out of the store right now,” the woman can he heard saying on video while talking on the phone. “Because he’s being arrogant, because he’s black.”
McDowell purchased the candy but police responded to the scene for a report of disorderly conduct. It was not clear if the incident was written up.
McDowell, who attends Xavier University, said the store clerk accused him of being “sketchy” before she called police.
“There’s nothing right about this, there’s nothing right to call the police on someone just because of their skin tone,” McDowell told KRQE.
“I just want everyone to know you still have a voice, you can speak up, you still can do your part and that’s what I’m going to continue to do.”
McDowell said he’s in Santa Fe studying Native American culture as part of a summer class.
The store employee would not comment to the station but a manager told the network that the clerk’s behavior was “unacceptable.”
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