A video circulating on social media on Saturday shows a Pennsylvania State Trooper working to arrest a person who is on the ground on the shoulder of a highway.
That person, NBC10 has learned, was Darius McLean, the husband of Celena Morrison, the city's executive director of the Office of LGBT Affairs.
Both Morrison and McLean were arrested in this incident.
According to police, the incident that was caught on camera happened a little after 9 a.m. on Saturday morning.
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It happened after a trooper was attempting to pull over a grey Infiniti sedan for vehicle code violations, according to a statement from police.
As the trooper approached the Infiniti, a green Dodge sedan parked behind the trooper's patrol car, officials said.
When the trooper approached the Dodge, the driver -- now believed to be McLean -- allegedly started arguing with the officer. Officials said that the driver then refused several orders from the trooper leading to the driver's arrest.
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According to the statement from police, the driver resisted arrest.
During the attempts to arrest the driver of the Dodge, the driver of the Infiniti -- now believed to be Morrison --approached the the officer and McLean, and is accused of interfering with the arrest attempts, officials said.
Both drivers were ultimately arrested for resisting arrest, obstruction of justice, disorderly conduct and other related charges, according to the police report.
Pennsylvania State Police have not released the names of the two drivers who were arrested, but Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker revealed that the city's executive director of the Office of LGBT Affairs was in the video.
She took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to say in part that the "video circulating on social media that depicts a portion of the incident is very concerning to me."
Executive director Chris Bartlett of the William Way LBGT Community Center took to Facebook to react to the incident.
On Sunday, a representative of the Philadelphia District Attorney's office said that they have not yet made any decisions on possible charges following the incident.
Multiple violations were observed, according to the police, including headlights not being on, suspended/expired registration and following too closely which led to the trooper pulling over the car.
Several misdemeanor and summary charges were filed but pending Philadelphia DA’s additional review of the incident. The patrol car did have a "mobile video recorder," police said.
The representative said that a decision would be determined after "a thorough, even-handed investigation."
Both Morrison and McLean have been released from custody.
The trooper involved in the traffic stop and arrets has been placed on administrative duty while the incident is under investigation.
As the District Attorney's Office investigates the incident that happened on the Vine Street Expressway on Saturday, the office is encouraging members of the public who have truthful information about this incident to contact the DA's Special Investigations Unit at DAO_SIU@phila.gov or 215-686-9608.
This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.
