Tennessee Black Man Calls 911 to Report 14-Year-Old White Girl Who Crashed a Car, Ends Up Arrested Now He’s Suing the City
A lawsuit claims a Chattanooga police officers falsely arrested a Black man who had called 911 to report that a white teenager had crashed into a building according to News Channel 9. Last month Michael James filed a lawsuit against Chattanooga, TN city and several officers claiming they violated his civil rights during an incident that took place in 2020.
According to the lawsuit, James was driving to Chattanooga around 4 am on May 6, 2020 when he noticed a Nissan SUV “traveling in an erratic and dangerous manner,” and that it almost hit his car.
James says there were two people in the SUV, both minors with the driver being a 14-year-old white girl. The suit goes on to claim that at one point one of the teens “flipped off” James, and then ran a red light before going off-road and hitting a building.
The lawsuit also states the parents of the teens decided not to press charges against James, however police did, charging him with two counts of aggravated assault. The Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office says the case against James was dismissed because the alleged victims failed to appear in court. The charges have now been expunged.
“Officer [Lance] Hughes initiated and pressed criminal charges against Mr. James, the African American male who was driving his own vehicle with valid registration, but Officer Hughes did not initiate or press criminal charges against the 14-year-old white girl who was driving someone else’s vehicle without permission,” attorneys claim in the lawsuit.
James is suing for a violation of his civil rights, false imprisonment and battery, among other allegations. Attorneys are calling for a combined $415,000 in damages.
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