Arrested LA Skateboarder: “Cops Called Me a ‘Dumb-A'”
On medication for a broken nose and cheekbone, an emotional Ronald Weekley Jr. details his weekend arrest in Venice, which he says was overly rough. The 20-year-old Xavier University student has hired the lawyer representing Trayvon Martin, the slain Florida teen whose shooting sparked nationwide outrage over racial profiling and the state’s controversial “Stand Your Ground Law.” Ted Chen reports from Venice for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on August 21, 2012.
