White Man In Texas Brings AR-15 To Black Teen’s Birthday Pool Party
Police say Kevin Brown was charged with a Class B misdemeanor after officers reviewed multiple reports and upgraded the case.
- On Tuesday, Irving Fire Department firefighter Kevin Brown was arrested after bringing an AR-15 to a community pool party in Melissa, Texas, during a child's birthday celebration.
- Aidan Brown initiated the dispute by confronting children about a propped-open pool gate; the argument escalated when her husband, Brown, arrived armed to intervene.
- After reviewing reports, police upgraded the initial charge to a Class B misdemeanor for displaying a firearm in a public place, from an initial Class C misdemeanor.
- The Irving Fire Department placed Brown on administrative leave while he remains in jail; police are not investigating the incident as a hate crime.
- Addressing the Melissa City Council this week, Wade Simpson stated, "I would say Melissa is not a safe place for a person of color," expressing concern for the children.
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White Man In Texas Brings AR-15 To Black Teen’s Birthday Pool Party
Source: Collin County Sheriff / facebook What is with white folks acting like we’re in the 1950s? A Texas firefighter was arrested this week after showing up to a pool party celebrating a Black teenager’s birthday with an AR-15. NBC 5 reports that the incident began when an unnamed white woman began harassing a group of children playing at a community pool in Melissa, Texas. The woman began harassing the teenager for leaving a gate propped open…
White Texas Woman Calls Her Husband After Dispute Over Black Children at Open Community Pool, Then He Shows Up with an AR-Style Weapon and Leaves in Handcuffs, Video Shows
A Texas fire department appears to be keeping its mouth shut online after one of its own got arrested. He is accused of bringing an AR-style weapon to a community pool during a child’s birthday party. Kevin Brown, 44, was arrested a week ago after police in the Dallas suburb of Melissa say he took out the rifle during an argument. NBC 5 reported it involved children at a birthday party running around the community pool. Police say Kevin Brown b…
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