Officer : ` ` I know what I did was right . Gates was arrested for `` loud and tumultuous behavior in a public space '' and was released from police custody after spending four hours at the police station . I have nothing to apologize for '' Dr . James Crowley said he was exercising caution during Gates 's arrest . Crowley tells newspaper he 's not a psychologist , did research on black basketball players . Charges were dropped against Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr .
Officer : ` ` I know what I did was right . I have nothing to apologize for '' Dr . James Crowley said he was exercising caution during Gates 's arrest . Crowley tells newspaper he 's not a psychologist , did research on black basketball players . Charges were dropped against Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr .