The Galveston Police Department is apologizing for the way officers arrested a black man over the weekend, CBS Houston affiliate KHOU-TV reported. The department said two officers arrested a 43-year-old man for criminal trespass in downtown Galveston. The man was handcuffed and a rope was clipped to the handcuffs before he was led walking down the street by the two officers on horseback. Police say he was being taken to a Mounted Patrol Unit staging area.
Police in Galveston, Texas, are apologizing after this photo was widely shared on social media. KHOU-TV
— source cbsnews.com | Aug 6, 2019