A Mississippi civil rights lawyer has been arrested while filming a traffic stop conducted by officers from a police department she is suing in federal court. Jill Collen Jefferson attorney says she …
She is the president of a civil rights organization that filed a federal lawsuit last year against the Lexington Police Department on behalf of a group of city residents.
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LEXINGTON, Miss. (WJTV) – The civil rights attorney, who was arrested by the Lexington Police Department, spoke out on Monday against what she called a “corrupt system.” Jill Jefferson was arrested on Saturday, June 10 after filming a traffic stop. She said she noticed someone being pulled over and decided to record the incident. Jefferson […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader