Black Student Athlete Says Navarro College Cop Racially Profiled Him
CORSICANA -- One day in March 2020, Michael Police was not far from his off-campus apartment, sharing a Black n' Mild cigar with a friend, when a Navarro College Department of Public Safety cop pulled up.
Police now plays football for the University of West Florida, but at the time, he was on Navarro's team in Corsicana, about an hour southeast of Dallas. Black n' Milds contain only tobacco, but officer David Arnett wanted to search Police and his friend.
“I didn’t get it, because we weren’t doing anything suspicious or that we weren’t supposed to be doing. I kept the Black n’ Mild in my hand,” Police said.
Arnett searched Police and his friend. In Police's pocket he found a clear plastic tube from a CBD cigarette Police bought the day before. (CBD cigarettes are legal and widely available in gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops across Texas.)
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