Army officer held at gunpoint, pepper-sprayed by Virginia cops: lawsuit
A US Army officer who was held at gunpoint and pepper-sprayed following a Virginia traffic stop has now filed suit against two police officers alleging racial profiling, according to reports.
Lt. Caron Nazario, a member of the US Army Medical Corps, was wearing his military fatigues when he was pulled over on December 5 in Windsor reportedly for driving his new Chevy Tahoe without license plates.
A temporary paper license plate was taped to the rear window.
Bodycam video shows that officers pulled their weapons and ordered him to get out of the vehicle.
The incident soon escalated when Nazario, described as Black and Latino, refused to comply, saying he was afraid to get out of the vehicle.
“Yeah you should be,” one of the officers said in response. Nazario
was pepper-sprayed, removed from the SUV and handcuffed while laying the
ground.
“He’s a sworn member of the United States Army. He swears an oath to support to defend the Constitution of the United States from all enemies foreign and domestic — and the way these officers behaved, this implicates the oath that he takes,” said Jonathan Arthur, an attorney for Nazario, according to Vice.com.
3 comments:
Despite the clear evidence to support criminal charges for the cops they not only haven't been charged, but are still employed.
Gary, It's called Due Process and it's should be given to everyone. However, they were fired and I agree with the decision.
Due process begins with being charged for a crime where there is clear evidence to support the crime. If we need to wait and investigate further then the police should quit arresting people and refer the crimes to detectives.
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