‘You’re Acting Suspicious’: How a Black Journalist’s Unlawful Arrest Over His ID Ended with a $20,000 Settlement, the Demotion of One Sergeant, and Criminal Charges Against Another Cop
A Black video journalist and civil rights activist recently explained how his wrongful arrest in 2015 ended in the demotion of a police officer and restitution for the incident that amounted to $20,000. Phillip Turner recorded the moments several police officers in Galveston, Texas, approached him outside their police headquarters on Nov. 4, 2015. A…