Cardinal Mooney grad the subject of controversial arrest video in Georgia
Desmond Marrow says the Henry County Police Department used excessive force in taking him into custody, while at the same time ignoring the fact he was the victim of a hate crime.

Henry County, Ga. - A Cardinal Mooney grad is the center of national attention after video of his arrest in Georgia five months ago went viral.
You can see the video here.
Desmond Marrow says the Henry County Police Department used excessive force in taking him into custody, while at the same time ignoring the fact he was the victim of a hate crime.
In the video, which is sparking outrage across the country, it appears to show Marrow, a 2006 graduate of Cardinal Mooney, in handcuffs and being slammed to the ground by Henry County Police Officers.
"I pretty much felt like I was going to die," said Marrow.
After being taken down, the video shows an officer grabbing Marrow by the throat. He screams out, "I can't breathe."
"I'm laying there choking, getting choked out and looking this man into his eyes and I'm like I can't breathe, I can't breathe and he's just like not stopping, applying more pressure to my neck," Marrow said.
According to the police report, Marrow was resisting arrest and attempting to kick and headbutt the officers.
Marrow paints a very different picture from the police report. He says this all stemmed from a hate crime. He was driving down the road in Henry County when he says two young white kids started yelling profanities and racial slurs at him. "Go back to Ohio you F****** N-word, go back to Ohio n****."
He says they then threw a cup of hot coffee at him which spilled on him inside his car. He says he chased after them to try and get the license plate number and followed them to a parking lot where a confrontation ensued.
Marrow says he remained calm, but witness statements in the police report say Marrow was actually the one who started the road rage incident and was irate in the parking lot yelling profanities.
Witnesses also told police that Marrow threatened to shoot people. That's why police ended up arresting him.
"He just kept agitating me, no, I saw the whole thing, I saw the whole thing. He was driving reckless, he has a gun, he's trying to kill people and I was very upset," said Marrow. "I wasn't threatening to shoot anybody. They felt threatened by my stature or who I was and I'm sorry that it's like that but I wouldn't understand fear from there perspective. The only time I understood fear was when I thought I was about to die being choked."
During the arrest, Marrow says his teeth were knocked out, he suffered a concussion and multiple bruises.
He's now hired two Atlanta attorney's; one who has represented alleged victims of police brutality in the past.
"This is what leads to the Walter Scotts, the Alton Sterlings, all of the other situations across the country. This is how it happens and I'm telling you for a fact having done countless numbers of these cases, the officers always get away with what happened to Mr. Marrow," said Attorney L. Chris Stewart. "This case shows the flat out lies that the officers put in their police report. That's the thing now, with video, officers are getting busted for lying in their police report."
When Marrow released the video on Facebook, he said he wanted justice. He wants his voice heard. His attorneys are calling for the Henry County Police Department to "do the right thing."
"You have to get the officers off the force now before they kill someone," said Stewart.
When asked if the arrest was justified, Marrow said, "Was it justified? No., the video speaks for itself."
Henry County Police say one of the officers is now on administrative leave while they investigate the incident. Marrow was charged with making terroristic threats, reckless driving and aggressive driving. The terroristic threat charges have been dropped. The D.A. will decide if the case will go to the grand jury.