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April 24, 2019

Florida Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Black Teen Brutalized by Cops
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In Florida, prosecutors have dropped charges against an African-American
teenager whose brutal arrest by Broward sheriff's deputies went viral
last week after it was captured on a cellphone video. The footage shows
a white officer, Deputy Christopher Krickovich, pepper-spraying
15-year-old high school student De Lucca Rolle, before slamming his head
into the pavement and repeatedly punching him in the head. Krickovich
and another officer have been suspended pending an investigation; a
lawyer for Rolle's family is calling for Krickovich to be criminally
charged with assault and battery.


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