A Black pastor who was arrested by white Childersburg police officers while watering the flowers of a neighbor who was out of town has filed a federal lawsuit. alnews childersburg alabamanewsnetwork
Jennings was helping out a friend by watering flowers when officers showed up and placed him under arrest within moments.
Jennings’ lawyers held a news conference outside the Birmingham federal courthouse on Saturday to discuss the lawsuit, and the NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, and other groups planned a rally afterward at a downtown park.The suit alleged the actions of Officers Christopher Smith and Justin Gable, Sgt. Jeremy Brooks and the city violated rights protecting against unlawful arrest and guaranteeing free speech.
Jennings identified himself as “Pastor Jennings” but refused to provide identification to the officers, who arrested him on a charge of obstructing government operations after a 20-minute confrontation that included raised voices on both sides.
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