A state trooper stationed in Armstrong County has been suspended without pay after being charged with harassing a 15-year-old boy, according to authorities. Charges were filed by state police against Trooper Nickolas R. Elliott, 30, of Butler following an investigation into the incident by the state police Internal Affairs Division,
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A Black Pennsylvania State Police trooper said in a federal lawsuit Monday that the department’s Greensburg barracks is rife with racism toward its employees and the public it serves and that its leaders have done nothing to stop it.
Among his experiences, Trooper Tavin Davis said a garden gnome was hung by duct tape like a noose outside his locker.
“This symbol was used to intimidate, harass and subject Mr. Davis to the most hostile of environments,” the lawsuit said.