‘Lies of His Attackers’: White Construction Workers Accused of Beating Black Off-Duty Officer with a Hard Hat and Hurling Racial Slurs Claim Cop Was Aggressor Who Initiated Assault
Three construction workers who face felony charges for an alleged attack on a Black police officer are pushing back against the allegations, arguing that authorities should have pinned the assault on the cop, not them. Matthew Devlin, Garrett Gibbs, and Donnie Hurley Jr. all face felony assault and kidnapping charges after allegedly shouting racial slurs…
