Virginia’s attorney general sued the town where a police officer appeared to threaten the execution of a Black Army lieutenant during a traffic stop, alleging that the city's police department engages in a broader pattern of discriminatory policing.
during a traffic stop, alleging Thursday that the city's police department engages in a broader pattern of discriminatory policing.
Nazario's traffic stop occurred Dec. 5., 2020, in the town of Windsor, about 30 miles west of downtown Norfolk, when officers pulled him over for not having a license plate. When he finally did, Gutierrez told him he was "fixin' to ride the lightning," according to the lawsuit andof the incident. The lawsuit states the expression is a reference to execution by electric chair.
The suit also alleges that officers disproportionately search Black motorists and that the department provided different traffic stop and citation data to local and state authorities.
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