Man Shows Up For MLK Event Wearing Gorilla Suit, T-Shirt With "N-I-G-G-A-Z-Z" - Arrested

[matcom]

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COLLIER COUNTY: A man in a gorilla suit was arrested at a Martin Luther King Junior event in Naples. Officers with the Naples Police Department say he was charged with resisting an officer and breaching the peace. But some people who saw the whole thing happen say the charges may be a little excessive.

The event took place at Cambier Park. The family said everyone was having a lot of fun, but the fun quickly turned to force.

Michelle Anderson says when she looks at the pictures of her husband getting arrested by Naples Police officers two words come to mind - "excessive force."

"He couldn't understand what he'd done wrong," said Anderson.

Anderson says her husband, Michael Anderson, was entertaining the crowd in his gorilla costume at an MLK event when police asked him to leave.

Michelle Anderson believes it was because of a T-shirt Michael was wearing over his costume.

"It says 'owned by.' It has the letters N-I-G-G-A-Z-Z, which is basically a statement meaning it is black owned and we're very proud of it being black-owned," said Anderson.


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[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. Article omits Anderson's race.

I would probably assume Mr. Anderson was black, but it's a very curious thing that they'd completely omit race in the article.

[NewJeffCT]

2. Naples, FL is a pretty white community, though

a lot of wealthy retirees.