US EditionCollege Basketball Coach Leaves Game in Handcuffs, Civil Lawsuit Under Consideration
Coach Benjy Taylor was handcuffed after asking officers to remove aggressive Morehouse football players during a postgame handshake, prompting civil rights lawyers to investigate potential legal action.
- On Jan. 31, Benjy Taylor, Tuskegee men's basketball head coach, was handcuffed and escorted off the court at Morehouse College's Forbes Arena in Atlanta, with video showing him speaking to law enforcement moments before.
- Morehouse College football players intermingled with basketball players, prompting Benjy Taylor to ask two police officers to enforce conference-mandated security protocols due to aggressive behavior.
- Taylor has hired civil rights counsel, including Harry Daniels, Gregory Reynald Williams, and Gerald Griggs, to investigate all legal avenues including a possible civil lawsuit; Taylor was not charged and later boarded the team bus back to Tuskegee.
- Tuskegee's athletic director Reginald Ruffin and president Mark Brown defended Taylor, saying he protected student-athletes, while Morehouse College has not commented and it remains unclear which law-enforcement agency detained him.
- As a 35-year coach and Tuskegee head since 2019, Taylor's reputation and legal claims draw wider attention after the incident went viral on social media, prompting public calls for accountability.
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Tuskegee University Basketball Coach Benjy Taylor Arrested On The Court Following Post-Game Incident
Source: halbergman / Getty A college basketball game between Tuskegee University and Morehouse College ended with one of the head coaches in handcuffs and escorted off the floor by law enforcement. According to ESPN reporting, Tuskegee coach Benjy Taylor was arrested following a post-game incident that still doesn’t make much sense. A video began circulating on social media showing Taylor involved in a heated exchange with a security officer. Ta…
College basketball coach leaves game in handcuffs, civil lawsuit under consideration
ATLANTA — Tuskegee men’s basketball coach Benjy Taylor was handcuffed after intervening in an incident involving his team and members of Morehouse’s basketball and football teams over the weekend.
Tuskegee men's basketball coach Taylor handcuffed after interveni
ATLANTA (AP) — Tuskegee men’s basketball coach Benjy Taylor was handcuffed after intervening in an incident involving his team and members of Morehouse’s basketball and football teams over the weekend. A statement from civil rights attorney Harry Daniels’ office said Taylor was concerned about Morehouse football players who “were acting aggressively” toward Tuskegee players and their parents during postgame handshakes on Saturday. The statement …
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Tuskegee men's basketball coach Benjy Taylor was put in handcuffs and escorted off the court over the weekend, and he's now hired legal representation after the truly bizarre situation.National civil rights attorney Harry Daniels announced on Sunday that Taylor had hired him to pursue a possible civil lawsuit. The attorneys say they are currently investigating "all legal avenues," according to AL.com."It would be bad for a police officer to trea…
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