June 17, 2004

Rappers 'Dead Prez' bring Police Harrassment Claims against the NYPD

June 17, 2004/ Tron Nick

A member of the hip-hop group "deadprez" and three members of his entourage filed suit Wednesday against the city and Police Department saying their civil rights were violated when they were wrongfully arrested in Brooklyn last year. Clayton Gavin, 29, known as "Stic.man" and the others contend they were conducting a photo shoot outside a Crown Heights apartment building on Sept. 27, 2003, when two female officers accosted them. [more]

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