Protesters gather at Ridgeway Station about incident that is under MPD review

About 30 protesters gathered late Sunday afternoon outside the Memphis Police Department's Ridgeway Station precinct for a second day of demonstrations a day after four men were arrested in an incident that MPD said is under review by precinct commanders.

Amid chants of "We're here and we will be heard" and "We own this city, Memphis is ours," the protesters, including activists LJ Abraham and Hunter Demster, stood in solidarity with Jamil Ibrahim, whose family said he was beat Saturday by Memphis police. The protesters blocked a tow truck from entering the precinct's parking lot.

"I'll never call the cops again," said Ibrahim Mahmoud, one of the men arrested and a brother of Jamil Ibrahim. "Now, I'm afraid for my life and for anybody else that's around me. They're taking their power overboard. (Police's) power is to protect people, not to go in there and assault them."

According to family, Ibrahim and his siblings were working at their warehouse on Winchester Road and Kirby Parkway when Ibrahim found bullets behind the building. Ibrahim called MPD around noon Saturday, and when they arrived, an officer misspelled his name, bringing up a different man who they said had an active warrant.

Ibrahim was charged with two counts of misdemeanor assault on a first responder, charges the family claims were fabricated by the responding officer. He was taken to Regional One Hospital Saturday, where family said he was given stitches on his forehead.

Three other men — Mahmoud, Moamen Saad Hijaz and Salim Ibrahim — were also arrested, and charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Family members said Hijaz and Salim Ibrahim were arrested for filming the arrest.

Mahmoud said the family plans to pursue legal action against the Memphis Police Department and "to get our respect."

"If they’re doing it to me, they’re going to do it to you, they’re going to do it to you, they’re going to do it to him, him," Mahmoud said. "It’s not going to stop."

On Sunday, Mahmoud said Jamil Ibrahim was back in a Germantown hospital as of Sunday morning because he had "shoulder and back problems" and a "hard time breathing." Mahmoud added that he is unsure of Ibrahim's current condition.

Salim Ibrahim said he and Hijaz were both released on their own recognizance around 2 a.m. Sunday. Mahmoud was also released on his recognizance and Jamil Ibrahim posted bail, both on May 28, according to the criminal justice portal.

Mahmoud, Hijaz and Salim Ibrahim attended Sunday's protest. Mahmoud and Salim Ibrahim are Jamil Ibrahim's brothers and Hijaz is their cousin.

Family members were joined by about 20 other people at a protest outside of 201 Poplar Saturday night. The family said they will not release the video until retaining legal counsel.

Video taken by bystanders at the warehouse, and shown to reporters from The Commercial Appeal, showed Jamil Ibrahim holding his arms behind his back when a female officer appears to try and handcuff him by wrapping her arms around him.

When another officer enters the warehouse, the two officers appear to grab Jamil Ibrahim's arms and push him into boxes. As the officers appear to try and handcuff Jamil Ibrahim further, a male officer appears to punch Jamil Ibrahim on the head and later appears to place his hands around Jamil Ibrahim's throat. Another bystander also appears in the video to try and break up the officers and Jamil Ibrahim, but is pushed away.

All four men have court hearings scheduled for Tuesday morning, according to the family and the Shelby County Justice Portal.

Lucas Finton contributed to this report.

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Protesters gather at Ridgeway Station about incident under MPD review