Christian Dorscht
Christian Dorscht
Christian Dorscht is a 13 year old teenager from Anaheim, California. [1]
Background
Christian's father Johnny Dorscht went on record saying Christian's stepfather is a police officer.
Activities and Interests
The moment when the off-duty cop takes out his handgun and opens fire.
One of his favorite NFL teams is the San Francisco 49ers. [1]
Many in the community, along with his friends, view Christian as a great guy to kick it with, and has shown to be a good friend.
Harassment by Off-Duty Police Officer
On February 21, 2017 at about 2:45 p.m., Christian, along with dozens of other school teenagers walking home from school in the suburbs of Anaheim in the vicinity of Euclid Street and West Palais Road., came into contact with Caucasian off-duty LAPD police officer Kevin J. Ferguson who made a rude comment about a girl who was walking by and stepped onto his lawn. In the video, Ferguson is referred to as "Kevin" by an old man near the struggle that ensued - presumably a neighbor in the vicinity. On this particular afternoon, he was served no one except himself - that is, the dozens of teenagers watching could not even call the cops on an actual cop.
Christian felt compelled to stand up for his friend after the cop allegedly called her a "Cunt" for being on his lawn and decided to defend her by saying to the cop not to talk to her in a derogatory manner or he will "Sue" him.
The off-duty cop, thinking he heard "Shoot" rather than "Sue", reacted physically by grabbing Christian - they both get into a physical struggle - a tug and pull of opposite forces.
As he held on to Christian with a fierce grip by his sweater, outstretching it, other kids began to try to help Christian get released from the man's tight hold.
An argument ensued between the off-duty cop and Christian about the man's reasons for violently grappling him.
Christian says: "let me go for the last time... you're the one who started this", but the man, wearing a blue checkered button up with jeans and dark sunglasses, and dark heavy boots, does not respond and continues to hold on to him.
The off-duty cop snatches, grabs, and takes him by force - in many ways symbolic to a higher system of power that enables him to subdue Christian.
During the struggle between the man and Christian, other kids attempt to free Christian from the iron grip.
One of the kids, a taller friend of Christian, tries to push the man in order to break them up and fails.
Other teens try again and run into the locking pair, pushing them into a bush laid behind them where Christian gets stuck and the man falls to the other side while still holding to Christian.
At that moment, the man brandishes his handgun that was tucked inside his pants in front of the group of teens, and lets out a gunshot.
The rest of the kids begin to run away as one of them shout in Spanish indicating a serious tone reflecting the heightened sense of commotion: "A la verga guey!...
Chinga su madre!".
The cops came and quickly handcuffed Christian while they chatted with the man about the incident.
The entire incident was caught on camera by several of the kids and other by standers.
The video has gone viral with many in the community praising Christian for standing up to the man, while others condemn the man for his violent treatment of Christian and the way he handled the entire situation.
There have been a number of reports saying that the neighborhood is known to have hordes of high school and jr. high students walking by, often cutting across people's lawn, and other times accidentally blocking traffic.
Sgt. Daron Wyatt, a spokesman for the Anaheim Police Department, declined to confirm the authenticity of the videos.
However, the sergeant did say “they appear to depict portions of the incident.”
Christian was booked and transferred to Orange County Juvenile Hall for criminal threats and battery.
Christian suffered bruises on his head and neck.
Aftermath
A protest in front of the man's house will take place on February 22nd, 2017.
Lawsuit Against Ferguson
On February 28th, 2017, Christian and his family filed a lawsuit against Kevin Ferguson regarding the incident. The suit alleges that Officer Kevin Ferguson violated the boy’s civil rights and caused the plaintiff emotional distress. It also claims that Ferguson assaulted and falsely imprisoned the boy.
The Lawsuit will probably be a length battle.