A lawsuit has been filed in federal court, alleging three state troopers arrested a convenience store employee over a false assault allegation.
Attorney Joel Sansone filed the lawsuit on behalf of his client, Tarsem Lal, and named as defendants Trooper Justin Handlin and two other unnamed troopers with state police in Uniontown.
Lal, an immigrant seeking asylum, worked at the Circle K in South Union Township as a cashier.
On April 16, 2019, Lal and a female co-worker were instructed to wash coffee pots in the kitchen and after they did so, the co-worker went outside to smoke and returned with her boyfriend.