‘Based On Nothing Other Than the Plaintiffs’ Skin Color’: Two West Virginia Deputies Are Being Sued After Arresting Black Veteran, Accusing Couple of Growing Marijuana on Property That Was Not Theirs
Two deputies in West Virginia are being sued over claims of violating the civil rights of a Black U.S. military veteran when they arrested him for not giving them his name. The officers are accused of racially profiling him, coming on his property with the express suspicion that the man or his family were growing…