NBA: John Henson Says He Was Racially Profiled at Jewelry Store, Cops Issue Statement But It Doesn’t Add Up

Milwaukee Bucks big man John Henson took to his Instagram account and exposed a suburban jewelry that allegedly discriminated against him.  The story he described was pretty disgusting and quickly went viral around the web.  Soon the Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers issued a statement and so did the Whitefish Bay Police Department but it definitely doesn’t add up.

*Check out Henson’s description in the gallery above*

Thomas Dixon, the owner of the jewelry store:

Dixon said the store has had three armed robberies in 18 months, and one of the suspect vehicles involved is from the same dealership as Henson’s vehicle. Dixon said when employees saw the vehicle with dealer plates, they became suspicious based on the previous robberies.

Dixon said the misunderstanding is over the vehicle involved, and was not due to racial profiling.

Here’s what the Whitefish Bay Police Department had to say:

On Monday, 10/19/15 at 1:20 pm, Whitefish Bay officers were dispatched to Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers as the Red Tahoe had returned. Officers met up in front of 5500 N. Berkeley which is around the corner from Schwanke-Kasten.. [sic] They observed two men in front of the store. The officer ran the license plate and it came back to a Ford dealership and came back as “No Vehicle Attached” and was not listed as stolen.

The two Whitefish Bay officers approached the two men in front of Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers and asked what was going on. A man, later identified as John Henson, informed the officer that he was there to buy his first Rolex, but every time he tries the door, it’s locked and they don’t let him in. One of the officers asks him about the dealer plates on the Tahoe. He advises the officer that he plays for the Milwaukee Bucks and that Bucks players get vehicles from this dealership. Neither officer asked Mr. Henson or his companion for driver licenses or any other identification.

The officer called dispatch to request that a Schwanke-Kasten employee come to the front door. The employee told the dispatcher to have the officer come to the back door. After my officer informed the Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers employee that it was a Milwaukee Buck, the employee came to the front door and let them in. The employee requested that an officer stand by as they looked at the Rolexes, our officers refused and left the store. The officers then left the area.

At no time did Whitefish Bay Police make any notice to merchants on Silver Spring because of these incidents.

Read the full statement on Deadspin.

One question?  Why did the employees still tell the cops to stay and watch Henson after he was identified as a Milwaukee Bucks player?

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