Black Teen Detained By Wannabe Cop Heading to Basketball Practice
Posted on AllSides July 29th, 2020
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A Florida man has been charged with illegally detaining a Black teenager who was simply on his way to basketball practice in a case that prosecutors are calling racial profiling.
Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warrent’s office said Luis Santos, 54, stopped the unidentified teen at 5:34 a.m. on June 9 in Seffner, Fla., while he was riding his bicycle and reportedly held him against his will, according to Tampa station WFLA.
Santos, according to officials, tried to act as though he had the legal authority to detain the boy...
