A video showing HBO 'Insecure' actor Kendrick Sampson being punched by a police officer in Colombia has now caught the attention of the world. The video shows a police officer cock his gun and hold it by his side as he is speaking to Sampson outside a building in Cartagena. Sampson was then seen being punched by the officer and arrested. After the arrest, Sampson was taken to a local police station before he was released
In an Instagram post Tuesday, Sampson stated he had been harassed by police at least six times during his first five days in Cartagena. He wrote:
Cartagena is AMAZING but this is the 6th time I was stopped in 5 days. It happens to Black Colombians often. I’m told stopping is policy but what is NOT is they reached down my underwear aggressively, slap my arms 5 times hard, punch me in my jaw and pull his gun on me. He then cuffed me and dragged me through the streets. I did not resist any legal procedure. Thank u for posting@nataliareyesg& for helping me through this. And to the person who recorded this.