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Attorneys for the Black Army officer who was harassed by Virginia police during a traffic stop in December are speaking out about the incident, specifically the cops’ behavior.
Attorneys for 2nd Lt.
Caron
Nazario, the Black man who was inappropriately pepper-sprayed by the officers, criticized the police chief after he refused to apologize, per
Rodney Riddle spoke about the incident for the first time on Wednesday.
“I don’t believe so,” was Riddle’s response to reporters when asked if Nazario deserves an apology.
“The statements from the Police Chief of Windsor today demonstrate the systemic policing issues that generate civil rights violations across the country,” said Nazario’s attorneys in a statement on Wednesday.
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In this image made from Windsor Police video, recently fired officer Joe Gutierrez uses a spray agent on Caron Nazario on Dec. 20, 2020. Nazario, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, is suing two Virginia police officers over a traffic stop during which he says the officers drew their guns and pointed them at him as he was dressed in uniform. (Windsor Police via AP)
Earlier today, Windsor Police Chief Rodney Riddle addressed the traffic stop of 2nd Lieutenant Caron Nazario last December. Nazario, who is Black and Latino, has sued the department.
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PETERSBURG, Va. While he said he felt bad for how the events of a traffic-stop late last year unfolded, the police chief of the town where a Black and Latino military officer from Petersburg, Virginia, was accosted by two of his officers said Wednesday that he does not think the soldier is in need of an official apology.
In response, Army Lt. Caron Nazario s legal team said Windsor Police Department Chief Rodney D. Riddle continues a false narrative of the case and blaming their client for initiating it. They said the video of the stop shows otherwise that their client was nothing but compliant.