Lawrence Fenner News Today

Lawrence Fenner, who was forcefully arrested by Newport News Police in June, now plans on suing the city and the four officers involved.

A man who was pulled out of his car and Tased by police officers during a traffic stop earlier this year now plans to sue the Newport News Police Department.

Lawrence Fenner, who was pulled out of his car by police and Tased after a June traffic stop, plans to sue the Newport News Police Department for excessive force.

Three of Lawrence Fenner's charges of assault on law enforcement were nolle prossed, while the fourth charge was changed to a misdemeanor.

A man who was forcefully arrested by Newport News Police in June has had the majority of his charges dropped by prosecutors.

Lawrence Fenner, the man who was dragged out of his vehicle and arrested at a traffic stop in Newport News, has been granted bond on all charges.

Video of the altercation and arrest surfaced online, with four Newport News officers seen forcefully pulling a Black man out of vehicle, wrestling him to the ground, and tasing him. Chief Steve Drew, who said he had reviewed footage from three officers’ body-worn cameras, said officers’ actions were within the department’s policies and procedures.

The Newport News Police Department is holding a press conference at 2 p.m. Thursday regarding an arrest made earlier in the week.