Black motorist says in federal suit that Richardson officer brutalized him due to race
Neco Bonham, 20, says the officer escalated a routine traffic stop even though he was polite and merely wanted to know why he was being ordered out of his truck.
Neco Bonham, 18, poses for a photo at the law office of Damon Mathias in Dallas on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Bonham is suing Richardson police in federal court for racial profiling and excessive force.(Juan Figueroa)
It seemed like a routine traffic stop, so Neco Bonham asked the officer why he wanted him out of the pickup truck.
Instead of an answer, the 18-year-old received an electric jolt from a Taser, punches to the head and handcuffs during the December 2018 incident, court records show.
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