Judge:  Police Didn’t Arrest Indian Based On Racial Stereotyping

Mealey's (May 9, 2022, 5:10 PM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Police had “reasonable suspicion” to stop a man and “probable cause” to arrest him for possibly driving while intoxicated even though lab tests later showed that he was neither drunk nor on drugs, and his claim that the officers racially targeted and stereotyped him because he is Native American fails, a New Mexico federal judge ruled May 5 in mostly awarding summary judgement to a city and three of its officers....