Lawsuit against the town of South Whitley and former police officer who conducted controversial traffic stop

SOUTH WHITLEY, Ind. (WPTA) – A South Whitley woman is suing the town and a former officer after a controversial traffic stop in January of 2024.

A video of the traffic stop went viral in April. It shows then 18-year-old Vivian Augustus being dragged from her car into the pavement.

Over a year later, Augustus is suing the town of South Whitley, former officer Brian Schimmel, Whitley County Sheriff Jason Spencer and other confinement officers…

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