U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Civil rights; Unlawful stop: Where a jury found that two Park Police officers violated the rights of a Secret Service officer by unlawfully seizing him during two traffic stops, the defendants’ immunity claims were rejected. The facts, as found by the jury, established that their conduct violated .
A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld a jury’s $730,000 award to a Black Secret Service agent unconstitutionally detained by two white U.S. Park Police officers during a traffic stop as he waited to accompany a Cabinet secretary’s motorcade in Maryland. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that Gerald Ferreyra and Brian Phillips violated
A federal appeals court upheld a jury’s $730,000 award to a Black Secret Service agent unconstitutionally detained by two white U.S. Park Police officers.
Jury awards $730K to Secret Service agent detained on duty
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) A federal jury has awarded $730,000 to a black Secret Service agent, finding two white U.S. Park Police officers unlawfully detained him in 2015 as he waited to accompany a Cabinet secretary’s motorcade. The jury returned its verdict July 9, finding officers Gerald Ferreyra and Brian Phillips violated Nathaniel Hicks’ constitutional right to be free from an unreasonable seizure. Hicks alleged the officers singled him out because of his race. The lawsuit also said Hicks did nothing to justify being detained after the officers confirmed he was an on-duty Secret Service agent. Attorneys for the officers didn’t respond to messages seeking comment.