LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The assistant Police Chief of Alexander denied in a federal racial profiling lawsuit that he ever targeted Hispanic drivers for traffic tickets.
Tommy Leath testified in the trial in federal court in Little Rock that he applies the law equally to everyone and a person's race doesn't matter.
Six Hispanic men accuse Leath of stopping them for contrived windshield-obstruction violations when Leath was a patrolman in 2007.
Leath's testimony Wednesday brought an end to the three-day non-jury trial before U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Eisele. Eisele said he will review testimony and pleadings and gather additional information before issuing a written order but didn't say when he will rule.
Attorneys have until Nov. 23 to submit written briefs and additional data.
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Information from: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, http://www.arkansasonline.com
Tommy Leath testified in the trial in federal court in Little Rock that he applies the law equally to everyone and a person's race doesn't matter.
Six Hispanic men accuse Leath of stopping them for contrived windshield-obstruction violations when Leath was a patrolman in 2007.
Leath's testimony Wednesday brought an end to the three-day non-jury trial before U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Eisele. Eisele said he will review testimony and pleadings and gather additional information before issuing a written order but didn't say when he will rule.
Attorneys have until Nov. 23 to submit written briefs and additional data.
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Information from: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, http://www.arkansasonline.com
