Suspected of WHAT?
Fleeing at the sight of cops isn’t grounds for anything. I get nervous upon seeing cops, and have no encounter history beyond speeding tickets.
He was a known drug dealer who was fleeing. I think that is reason enough to restrain him while they see what is going on.
If you are driving and see a cop, do you speed up to get away? If so I’ll bet you get stopped just for acting suspicious. No one likes to see a police car when they are driving. Right away you check your odometer. Guilty people flee.
The Supremes have decided that fleeing the cops is sufficient grounds to stop, detain and search a person.
Right or wrong, that was the decision.
Fleeing cops in an area known for drug trafficking has been upheld as proper detainment, all the way to the Supreme Court. This man was a convicted drug dealer out on bond from his most recent arrest.