A Black Lives Matter founder in Illinois was caught on camera in a violent office confrontation with a female worker who accused him of misusing the organization’s money, a report said.
The violent clash erupted into shoving, grabbing and a physical struggle along a corridor at the group’s headquarters, according to a police report.
Police in Waukegan, Illinois, were called to the Black Lives Matter Lake County Resource Center on January 12 after reports of a battery involving the group’s founder, Clyde J. McLemore, and project manager Nyesha A. Hill.
‼️A founder of Black Lives Matter was caught on video beating up a female worker who alleged that he was mishandling money.
In police reports, Nyesha A. Hill told officers that she saw Clyde J. McLemore spend money allocated for Black Lives Matter on other things, including… pic.twitter.com/zLiFSeioLu
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