Facebook post claims West Tennessee police officers racially profiled, beat up man inside his home

OAKLAND, Tenn. — A Facebook post claiming Oakland police officers racially profiled and beat up a young man in his own home has gone viral.The photo in the post is very graphic. It shows a man on the ground with a bloodied face and an officer grasping his shoulder and back during an arrest.The family identified the man in the photo as 25-year-old Brandon Calloway.The post, made by Calloway’s sister, accuses Oakland police officers of racially profiling Calloway and beating him up in his own home.FOX13 spoke to the Calloway family.“He’s a college graduate, got his degree from UT Chattanooga, just a great kid, you know, never been in trouble, no records, nothing like that,” said Ed Calloway, Brandon Calloway’s father.Calloway’s father said he wants people to know his son is a good person.“Personality-wise, he’s a very independent-minded person. Just likes to enjoy life, energetic, very positive guy,” he said.So how did things escalate so quickly, and did officers take things too far?FOX13 went to the Oakland Police Department for answers.WARNING! GRAPHIC VIDEO Facebook post claims officers racially profiled, beat up man inside his home According to the police narrative, everything started at Oak Ridge Drive and Riverdale Drive on…
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