Detroit officer allegedly breaks woman's arm

555 Two separate civil complaints have been filed in the Wayne County Circuit Court linked to accusations of police misconduct and allegedly racially motivated attacks, trial attorney Geoffrey Fieger announced at a news conference Friday. Both lawsuits name the City of Detroit, the Detroit Police Department and former Detroit Police Officer Gary Steele. One also names former Detroit Police Officer Michael Garrison. The lawsuits have been filed nearly a year after plaintiff Elaine Murriel alleged Steele broke her arm during an incident on May 31, 2018, and months after WXYZ-TV first aired a derogatory Snapchat video of a woman, Ariel Moore, walking home after officers seized her car. The video uses filters that say "Celebrating Black History Month" and "What Black Girl Magic Looks Like," as two officers - identified as Steele and Garrison - appear to taunt the "walk of shame." In a video of the news conference streamed by WXYZ-TV, Fieger said the lawsuits are "a result of intolerable, invidious, racially motivated assaults and other attacks upon my clients." A Detroit Police spokesperson told the paper that the department does not comment on pending litigation. Detroit's corporation counsel, Lawrence Garcia, issued a statement: "As Chief Craig announced last month, the two officers involved in this incident were terminated and are no longer with the Detroit Police Department. Beyond that, I can only say that as a matter of general policy, the city does not comment on pending litigation."

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