Ben Crump Representing Man Punched by Arkansas State Trooper

Mississippi County man punched by Arkansas State Police trooper is appealing convictions stemming from arrest | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A Blytheville man is appealing his misdemeanor convictions stemming from an Aug. 19 arrest during which an Arkansas State Police trooper pulled his hair and punched him and has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent him.

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Tedrick Washington Jr., 24, was a backseat passenger during the multi-agency pursuit late Wednesday, August 19.

Ben Crump representing man punched by Arkansas State Trooper

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump is now representing a former Division I basketball player who was seen on camera being pulled by his dreadlocks and punched in the face by an Arkansas State Trooper during an arrest in Blytheville last month. On August 19, dash-camera footage captured [...]

Blytheville man appeals misdemeanor convictions after alleged trooper assault

BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. — A Blytheville man is appealing his misdemeanor convictions stemming from an Aug. 19 arrest during which an Arkansas State Police trooper allegedly pulled his hair and punched him. Tedrick Washington, 24, pleaded guilty to charges of resisting arrest, obstructing governmental operations, and riding in a car without a seat belt the next […]