MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Highway Patrol released a new video on Thursday after questions were raised about troopers’ conduct during a protest in Memphis.
The video was posted days after State Representative Justin J. Pearson called for a formal investigation amid claims that demonstrators were hit by a patrol car.
Anti-ICE protesters march on Summer Avenue
In the video, two men were seen standing in front of the cruiser as a trooper tried to drive through the crowd.
THP said it posted the video on social media to let viewers “draw their own conclusions.”
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This protest was the same protest last month, where a man was seen holding on to the front of a cruiser as an officer tried to inch forward.
THP released that video in response to claims that a protester was hit by a trooper.
Earlier this week, THP was questioned about the encounter during a House committee hearing in Nashville…