Video showing police stopping shopper in Maryland goes viral
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A video showing a Baltimore County police officer stopping a man at a department store has garnered hundreds of thousands of views.
The Baltimore Sun reports the video on 24-year-old John Holt's Facebook page had been viewed more than 700,000 times by Tuesday morning. It shows Officer H.R. Persuhn saying he is trying to verify whether there is a warrant for Holt's arrest.
In the video Holt, who is black, says Persuhn, who is white, is harassing him.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police spokesman Shawn Vinson says Persuhn happened to be at the Timonium Kohl's store June 7 when he recognized Holt from a September shoplifting call at J.C. Penney.
Court documents say Holt has a July trial scheduled over a theft report J.C. Penney filed. Holt didn't immediately return a reporter's Facebook message.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Information from: The Baltimore Sun, http://www.baltimoresun.com