A disabled Florida veteran said he was illegally detained and searched after police yanked him out of his car during a traffic stop, and he believes it happened because of his race.
The lead officer involved was previously accused of stalking and harassing other citizens and has a history of aggressive behavior, according to First Coast News.
Braxton Smith, a Black U.S. Navy veteran, is calling for all of the officers involved to be held accountable. He has filed a formal complaint with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, reports show.
“It made me feel humiliated, someone like myself, I’m a veteran, I went to college, and I’ve done things to shield myself from this type of stigma, but it’s still managed to follow me,” Smith told News4JAX.
Smith said he was smoking a cigarette outside a gas station the day before Thanksgiving and saw Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Task Force members…
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