Ugandan police have arrested an American citizen who was captured on camera assaulting a hotel employee.
The video of Jimmy Taylor throwing punches at the Ugandan went viral on social media, with people calling for his arrest and prosecution.
“Thank you for your vigilance and sending us a video of an incident that happened at Grand Imperial Hotel. We have arrested the suspect, Jimmy Taylor, an American citizen,” Ugandan Police said via its official Twitter handle.
In the video, the Ugandan man being attacked is seen calm the entire time, even as the American called him derogatory names.
Thank you for your vigilance and sending us a video of an incident that happened at Grand Imperial Hotel. We have arrested the suspect, Jimmy Taylor, an American citizen. He was detained at the Central Police Station, Kampala on charges of assault. #CommunityPolicing pic.twitter.com/zcGFqLd4AP
— Uganda Police Force (@PoliceUg) August 17, 2018
