Virginia AG launches civil rights probe after Black Army medic pepper-sprayed by police
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Virginia’s attorney general has launched a civil rights investigation into whether there was an "unlawful pattern or practice of conduct" at the Windsor Police Department after officers detained a Black uniformed U.S. Army lieutenant at gunpoint and pepper-sprayed him while conducting a traffic stop in December.
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Caron Nazario, who is Black and Latino, recently filed a federal lawsuit against Windsor Police officers Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker. After recently released bodycam videos of the December traffic stop have drawn national attention, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam also requested an investigation by Virginia State Police. Windsor town officials announced Sunday that Gutierrez has since been fired over the incident, but Crocker still remains employed by the police department. Nazario was not charged with any crime after the traffic stop, his lawsuit states.More Related News