Las Vegas City Marshals facing another civil rights lawsuit over ‘unlawful’ traffic stop

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – For the second time in as many months, Las Vegas City Marshals are facing a civil rights lawsuit over a traffic stop.

ACLU of Nevada said the nonprofit is representing Lance Downes-Covington. The suit claims he was unlawfully stopped, arrested and assaulted by a Las Vegas deputy marshal.

FOX5 obtained the lawsuit. It states Downes-Covington’s fourth amendment of unreasonable search and seizure was violated April 29, 2023…

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