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video Mr. Minton say, “What if I grab that?”

When you see Philip Dellar’s video, when
he comes around the corner, Mr. Howd has a camera strap
there. He’s talking about grabbing that strap. Mr.
Howd’s hand goes out as a natural reaction, but Mr.
Minton says, “Oh, you are pushing me now.” And then
pushes him against the wall. He is pinned against the
wall.

Mr. Minton shortly thereafter says, “I’m
sick of this, and I’m calling the police.” Even though
during the course of the time you will see that he is the
aggressive one. Mr. Howd never says a word. It is Mr.
Minton in the taunting of Mr. Howd. There is no taunting
by anyone else there.

Mr. Minton gets on the cell phone and
calls a detective of the Clearwater Police Department.
Mr. Howd has got the video up to his eye, in a non-
threatening manner. It’s up to his eye, he is backed up
four feet. Mr. Minton steps off the curb with his cell
phone and is walking, he turns around, and says, “Don’t
follow me across the street.” And shoves it in his face.
You will see that Mr. Howd has a cut above his eye and
bruise on his face. He falls down in the street.

Unbeknownst to Mr. Minton there is a

Clearwater police officer sitting on Fort Harrison Avenue