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Article: Activist subdued by police after traffic stop
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 27, 1996
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An activist who has protested the lack of jobs for
African-Americans on the Wisconsin Center project was subdued by
force Wednesday after a traffic stop escalated into a scuffle with
police.
LaMonte Harris was stopped while driving in the 900 block of N.
4th St. and cited for driving with a revoked license, said Police
Sgt. Earnell Lucas. Officers then attempted to fingerprint Harris,
as they do under department orders to verify a person's identity,
and Harris refused to cooperate, Lucas said.
"He (Harris) became loud and boisterous and a brief scuffle ensued
and the officers subsequently placed him under arrest," Lucas said.
He confirmed that police used pepper spray to subdue ...