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Army officer pepper-sprayed during traffic stop asks for a new trial in his lawsuit against police
Read full article: Army officer pepper-sprayed during traffic stop asks for a new trial in his lawsuit against policeA U.S. Army lieutenant who was struck, pepper-sprayed and handcuffed during a traffic stop in Virginia asked a federal appeals court on Monday to overturn rulings by a trial judge after jurors found mostly in favor of the two police officers he sued.
Jury mostly backs police sued by soldier over a traffic stop
Read full article: Jury mostly backs police sued by soldier over a traffic stopA jury in Virginia has found mostly in favor of two police officers who were sued by a U.S. Army lieutenant after he was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed during a traffic stop.
Trial set for Black soldier suing police over violent stop
Read full article: Trial set for Black soldier suing police over violent stopA U.S. Army lieutenant who was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed by police in Virginia but never arrested will argue to a jury next week that he was assaulted and falsely imprisoned and that his vehicle was illegally searched.
No charges for officer who pepper-sprayed Army lieutenant
Read full article: No charges for officer who pepper-sprayed Army lieutenantA special prosecutor in Virginia says that a former police officer should not be criminally charged after he pepper-sprayed, struck and handcuffed a Black U.S. Army lieutenant.
Roanoke advocates protest calling for racial justice after Daunte Wright killing
Read full article: Roanoke advocates protest calling for racial justice after Daunte Wright killingJoining the nationwide outcry for justice of police-involved killings against Black people, Roanoke advocates call for more action against racial targeting and police brutality.
Virginia NAACP calls for policing reform across the Commonwealth
Read full article: Virginia NAACP calls for policing reform across the CommonwealthThere are growing calls for change across the Commonwealth after body camera video showed a traffic stop that ended with a Black and Latino Army officer getting pepper-sprayed.
Virginia police officer accused of force in stop of Black Army officer fired
Read full article: Virginia police officer accused of force in stop of Black Army officer firedA Virginia town has announced that one of two police officers accused of pepper-spraying and pointing their guns at a Black Army officer during a traffic stop has since been fired.