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NEW ORLEANS—A settlement has been reached on behalf of ACLU of Louisiana client, Mr. Cedric Otkins, a teacher who was stopped and had his car searched by St. Charles Parish Sheriff officers at a public park in Destrehan, LA after one of the officers claimed to smell cannabis emitting from the vehicle. The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to Mr. Otkins as part of the settlement agreement.
NEW ORLEANS — A jury composed of citizens of the greater New Orleans area has found that a St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon Mr. De’Shaun Johnson, son of Ms. Teliah Perkins, as he filmed the violent arrest of his mother.
SHREVEPORT — The ACLU of Louisiana has released the following statement after former DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office (DPSO) Correctional Officer Javarrea Pouncy pled guilty to a federal civil rights violation in the beating of ACLU of Louisiana client, Mr. Jarius Brown.
NEW ORLEANS—A settlement has been reached on behalf of ACLU of Louisiana client, Mr. Cedric Otkins, a teacher who was stopped and had his car searched by St. Charles Parish Sheriff officers at a public park in Destrehan, LA after one of the officers claimed to smell cannabis emitting from the vehicle. The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to Mr. Otkins as part of the settlement agreement.
NEW ORLEANS — A jury composed of citizens of the greater New Orleans area has found that a St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon Mr. De’Shaun Johnson, son of Ms. Teliah Perkins, as he filmed the violent arrest of his mother.
SHREVEPORT — The ACLU of Louisiana has released the following statement after former DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office (DPSO) Correctional Officer Javarrea Pouncy pled guilty to a federal civil rights violation in the beating of ACLU of Louisiana client, Mr. Jarius Brown.