Police body camera footage revealed that an officer attacked Travis Price without provocation during a traffic stop. That officer was later fired and criminally charged.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man whose charges were dropped after police body camera footage showed he did not fight an officer who attacked him is suing the city of Rock Hill and U.S Rep. Ralph Norman for defamation.
“By issuing a press release to the media that was riddled with lies and mistruths about what occurred with Mr. Price on June 23, the Rock Hill Police Department changed his life in a devastating way,” attorney Justin Bamberg wrote in a statement. Prosecutor Kevin Brackett said at that same news conference that Price “had done nothing wrong” and authorities dropped all charges against him.Police officers stand guard during a protest against police brutality in Rock Hill on June 24. Video showed an officer attack Travis Price without provocation. That officer was later fired and charged with misdemeanor assault and battery.
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