Citations Dropped Against Hispanics -- 6 Men Ticketed in Ark. For Windshield Obstruction

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ALEXANDER, Ark. - Six Hispanic men pulled over by an Alexander police officer for having items like rosary beads hanging from rearview mirrors or small flag stickers on their windows have seen nearly all the charges against them dropped.

The men, all suing the small city abutting Little Rock, claim racial bias motivated Officer Tommy Leath to stop them. The city has denied the allegations in federal court, as the men's lawyer seeks class-action status for the case scheduled to go to trial in the spring.

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Citations Dropped Against Hispanics -- 6 Men Ticketed in Ark. For Windshield Obstruction

Leath pulled over Ruben Duarte, Arnoldo Giron, Edvin Giron, Roberto Giron, Jose Gutierrez and Juan Carlos Jauregui ...

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