Dallas civil rights attorney Lee Merritt is calling out the Hurst Police Department over allegations of racial profiling and use of excessive force when a mother was arrested during a traffic stop in January.
But the Police Department says an internal affairs investigation determined the claims of excessive force were unfounded.
Merritt posted a video from the vehicle’s dashboard on X showing the moments leading up to the Jan. 16 arrest, after the woman had been pulled over for speeding. The video has 1.2 million views on X. Merritt said the driver planned to contest the citation in court…