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Trooper Punches Basketball Star | Monroe Louisiana News
A former Division One basketball player, Tedrick Washington Jr., was violently arrested after a 130 mph chase—dashcam footage shows an Arkansas State Trooper yanking him by his dreadlocks and punching him. The trooper broke a window to reach him in the backseat, and Washington claims he couldn’t open the door. He’s charged with resisting arrest, but internal police review found no policy violations or punishment. This follows another viral video of force in Mississippi County involving an 8-year-old girl. Now, NAACP and Arkansas Democrats demand an independent investigation into the agency’s…
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