Updated July 1 increase font size State police trooper accused of racial profiling has shown a ‘pattern’ of similar behavior, lawyer alleges A prosecutor dismissed a criminal case last year after audio captured Trooper John Darcy referring to a Black suspect as "looking like a thug." Share A Maine State Police trooper took the stand for the first time Thursday to answer questions about allegations of racial profiling during his traffic stops on Interstate 95. A prosecutor dismissed a criminal case last year after a cruiser microphone captured Trooper John Darcy describing the Black man he was pulling over as “looking like a thug.” Darcy, who is white, denied that he stops drivers because of their race.