On the morning of Jan. 31, 2024, Wesley Eggleston II, a 42-year-old Black small-business owner in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, was parked outside of a client’s home when he was attacked by four white officers.
According to the federal lawsuit filed on Jan. 16 and shared by Atlanta Black Star, Eggleston says he was waiting to drive his healthcare worker client to a medical appointment when the nightmare unfolded.
“Two of the officers came towards his vehicle and stared at him, appearing hostile and aggressive to him,” states the claim. “As the officers continued to stare at Eggleston, he rolled down his window to ask whether there was a problem and immediately one of the officers asked him for his name and he calmly responded, ‘My name is Wesley.’”…