Tag: Jaylan Butler
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Quad-City police: Swimmer in ACLU lawsuit resisted arrest
Quad-City area police being sued by the ACLU in the case involving a collegiate swimmer who was mistakenly taken into custody at an area rest stop are saying the young man was resisting arrest. The ACLU filed suit earlier this year on behalf of Jaylan Butler, a 19-year-old member of the Eastern Illinois University swim team mistaken…
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EIU Issues a Statement on Swimmer Butler’s Lawsuit
Eastern Illinois University president David Glassman issues a statement on the ongoing lawsuit filed by Jaylan Butler, an EIU swimmer, in conjunction with the ACLU against six law enforcement officials Butler claims unfairly detained and threatened him.
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‘I’ll Blow Your !$#%^@* Head Off’: Violent Cops Sued For Wrongful Arrest Of Black College Swimmer
A Black Eastern Illinois University student is seeking justice after being wrongfully arrested, threatened, and assaulted while on a trip with his swimming team after competing at a conference championship. Jaylan Butler was singled out among his teammates and placed in handcuffs by police officers in Quad Cities, a region of four cities in Iowa and Illinois,…
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EIU Swimmer Files a Lawsuit After Being Threatened with a Firearm by Law Enforcement
The ACLU is representing Eastern Illinois University swimmer Jaylan Butler in a federal lawsuit after he was threatened by a firearm by law enforcement, which the ACLU believes was unjust.