In a lawsuit filed Monday, Louisville police officers are alleged to have violated the constitutional rights of Kentucky Representative Attica Scott, a democrat from Louisville, her daughter Ashanti Scott and Louisville activist Shameka Parrish-Wright, when they were arrested last year amid protests for Breonna Taylor.
The women claim they were arrested the night of September 24, 2020, prior to Mayor Greg Fischer’s temporary 9 p.m. curfew, which included exceptions for residents going to church, work, or seeking medical treatment. That night, First Unitarian Church in Louisville had offered shelter to protesters. The women were arrested while walking to the church along with 20 other people who police claim broke a window and threw a flare into the Louisville Free Public Library nearby.
The women were initially charged criminally, including a felony count of “riot in the first degree.” The charges were later dropped.
The lawsuit was filed in Jefferson Circuit Court against Louisville Metro Police Department Officer Alex Eades, former LMPD Interim Chief Robert Schroeder, and another unnamed officer.
Source: WAVE
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