Jewelry store owner apologizes to Milwaukee Bucks' John Henson

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- On Monday, John Henson accused a Wisconsin Jewelry store of racial profiling.

After the Milwaukee Bucks practiced Tuesday, Henson told reporters that the Whitefish Bay jewelry store's owner apologized.

Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers President Tom Dixon met with Henson, 24, Tuesday at the team's training facility in St. Francis.

"He was sincere in his apology," Henson told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "He knew that shouldn't have happened. He's had some prior incidents, but it still doesn't make it right for them to do what they did. It's a real issue, but right now I want to focus on the game tonight (vs. Minnesota) and there will be time to talk about it later. I am going to do some things to raise awareness of situations like that and go from there."

Henson was trying to shop Monday at the store, when he was locked out and questioned by Whitefish Bay police for "being allowed to enter," according to the Journal-Sentinel. He wrote on Instagram that he was a victim of racial profiling.

Police were watched the store because of "suspicious phone calls Friday and past robberies," according to Charles F. Gardner, of the Journal Sentinel.

Henson was eventually allowed to enter, but the employees asked the officers to stay. The officers refused the request and left that area, according to the police report.

"Went to @schwankekasten jewelry today in White-Fish Bay during regular business hours," Henson wrote, and later deleted, on his Instagram account. "They locked the door and told me to go away. After I rang the doorbell twice everyone went to the back. No answered the door or told me what was going on. This was followed by two police cars pulling up and parking across the street and watching me for 5 minutes (I assumed they were called by the store). I was then approached by 2 officers and questioned about the dealer vehicle I was in which is apart of my endorsement deal with Kunes country Chevrolet and asked me what I wanted amongst other things that were just irrelevant to me being there just trying to shop at the store like a normal paying customer would do. I told them I was just trying to look at a watch."

"He then had to go in the back and tell them to come out it was safe but this is after they ran my plates and I overheard them talking about doing more of a background check on the car. The employees finally came out of the back and proceeded to conduct business like they previously were as we walked up. This was one of the most degrading and racially prejudice things I've ever experienced in life and wouldn't wish this on anyone. This store needs to be called out and that's what I'm doing. You have no right to profile someone because of their race and nationality and this incident needs to be brought to light and I urge anyone who ever is thinking of shopping here reads this and doesn't bring any business to this discriminatory place."

Dixon told WISN12 News that the store has had three armed robberies in 18 months and one of the vehicles involved was also a Chevy Tahoe.

Employees said they saw the same Tahoe outside the store Monday and "followed safety protocol and called police again," Dixon said.

Henson, the No. 14 pick in the 2012 NBA draft, has averaged 8.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks in three seasons for the Bucks. The North Carolina product is due $2,943,221 this season and has a qualifying offer of $4,094,020 next season.

Deadspin released a complete release of the police report.