Overview
- Sgt. Dusten Mullen, off duty and masked with a holstered handgun, confronted students during a Jan. 30 anti‑ICE walkout outside Hamilton High School in Chandler.
- Chandler police reports quote Mullen saying his plan was to let students assault him so officers could arrest them, and that he had others filming and supporters coming, some reportedly with rifles.
- Video obtained by reporters shows Mullen was splashed with water and ice, and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute the arrested teenager.
- Phoenix police say their Professional Standards Bureau is reviewing the incident and confirm Mullen remains employed, while his attorney says he is cooperating with investigators.
- Local officials and civil rights advocates are calling for discipline or firing, arguing the conduct threatened students’ safety and chilled their First Amendment rights.