SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A black man hurled to the ground and punched repeatedly in the face by a police officer this month has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and county of Sacramento, claiming Monday he was targeted because of his race and abused in jail after his arrest....
Black Man Punched By California Officer Files Rights Lawsuit
By KRISTIN J. BENDER and DON THOMPSON, Associated Press: Nation
Mon, 04/24/2017 - 7:10pm
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