Homestead Police Chief Jeff Desimone called for police backup as he demanded that Kamahlai Stewart leave the pharmacy so he could jump the line.
The video shows Desimone, who was not in uniform and driving an unmarked car, angrily demanding that Stewart leave the pharmacy before receiving her prescription so that he could get his sooner. Stewart says that the shouting started soon after Desimone turned on his car's police lights.
"What were you thinking to put myself, my unborn child and my 5-year-old ill son in danger like this?" Stewart told the outlet, addressing Desimone."I was shocked, appalled. I can't believe you, of all people—you're the chief of police—for you to turn on your lights and try to intimidate me was totally an abuse of power."
Homestead Borough Police Chief Jeff Desimone was suspended without pay for three days on Thursday after being caught on video harassing a pregnant Black woman at a pharmacy. This undated file photo shows a police car driving down a city street with emergency lights on.Stewart began recording on her phone after Desimone approached her car and started cursing, then calling for police backup.
Desimone insisted that the confrontation has been unjustly blown out of proportion, describing it as a"little dispute" and suggesting that it was reasonable to use his position as chief of police to demand that Stewart pull over to let him jump the line. At Thursday's council meeting, multiple Black residents said that the chief had exhibited inappropriate behavior in the past and argued in favor of him being fired rather than given a short suspension. One woman called the suspension a"disgrace," describing it as a"vacation" rather than a punishment. Homestead Mayor Betty Esper defended Desimone.
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