FAIRFAX, Va. — Authorities in Virginia say that a state trooper is under investigation for his forceful actions and words during a traffic stop of a Black driver last year.
The Washington Post reported Wednesday that the trooper can be heard on video telling the driver he would get his "a** whooped" before forcefully removing him from his vehicle.
The attorney representing driver Derrick Thompson wrote a letter Monday to Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring. The lawyer said that Trooper Charles Hewitt unconstitutionally assaulted Thompson during the stop on I-495 in Fairfax County.
Virginia State police said in a statement that they have initiated a criminal investigation.
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