Author: AishaAdams

Jonathan Sanders (39) was a horse trainer. Due to the 95 degree weather, he liked to exercise his horses at night. A little before 10:00 pm on July 8th, 2015, he was seen chatting with a friend of his who happened to be white. After they dispersed, Officer Kevin Herrington pulled over the friend at one of the town’s two gas stations. As Jonathan Sanders passed the scene, he yelled out, “Why don’t you leave that man alone?” as he continued to ride his horse. Sanders had no current warrants but was no stranger to law enforcement. He was currently out on bond on a cocaine possession charge from an April arrest. He also had already been convicted on charges of selling cocaine in 2013. Sanders’ arrest record shows other infractions as well. There are things like disturbance of the peace, sale of a counterfeit substance, domestic violence, and traffic violations. Sanders also had an outstanding civil suit against the police department for harassment. A few minutes later, Officer Herrington caught up with Sanders. Three witnesses watched from a house less than 20 feet away. According to those witness accounts and the Sanders Family lawyers, the flickering of the lights scared the horse and caused it to throw Sanders off. As Sanders stood up and tried to regain control over his horse Officer Herrington (a part-time officer) used the strap...