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Sheriff claims deputies didn’t search lacrosse team’s personal items, body camera shows otherwise

An incident that involved players from a university’s lacrosse team and deputies in Georgia remains under investigation.

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An incident that involved players from a university’s lacrosse team and deputies in Georgia remains under investigation.

Highlights

  • Delaware State University President Tony Allen released a statement on Monday responding to the incident that reportedly happened on April 20 in Georgia.
  • Georgia law enforcement stopped a bus for a minor traffic violation with the Delaware State Lacrosse team on board.
  • Deputies searched the belongings of the student-athletes, including suitcases with drug-sniffing dogs.
  • The team was returning home from a game in Florida and traveling by a contracted bus, according to Allen.
  • Video shows the deputies going through the students’ bags and even medication.
  • Video taken by players shows officers attempting to intimidate them into confessing to possession of drugs and/or drug paraphernalia.