McKinney Police Seek dialogue after small riot

Police are seeking a dialogue with black community leaders following a disturbance Saturday night when officers used pepper spray and a dog to control a mob in east McKinney. Some members of the crowd of about 100 people yelled obscenities and incited others to act against officers responding to a fight in progress call at the Manor House Apartments in the 700 block of Bumpass Street, according to police. The officers called for backup units about 10:30 p.m. Saturday who then used pepper spray and a canine to contain residents, police said. Authorities arrested Anthony Duckett, 24, along with his mother Vanessa Duckett, 41 and 26-year-old sister Tekisha Duckett. Anthony Duckett said the crowd grew angry because of the way police handled the situation, using pepper spray on a his 16-year-old cousin, mother and sister. "When these people seen how the police was treating me, they got upset," Duckett said. "I wasn't even fighting back. I wasn't cussing at them." [more]