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The lawsuit says Michael Cooper, a retired veteran of the Illinois State Police was working as a guard for a CNN crew during protests after George Floyd's death.

Fargo, ND, USA / Y94 Jun 1, 2021 | 12:42 PM MINNEAPOLIS – A Black man who worked as a security guard for a CNN crew covering protests in Minneapolis following George Floyd’s death last summer is suing two Minnesota State Patrol officers, accusing them of violating his civil rights and unlawful detention, his attorneys announced Tuesday. The lawsuit was filed in federal court on behalf of Michael Cooper, a 64-year-old retired veteran of the Illinois State Police. Cooper was jailed for nearly 20 hours on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit and violating a curfew, but ...

"Despite being accompanied by numerous white members of the press at the time," a statement from Ben Crump's law firm read, "Mr. Cooper was the only one arrested."

his royal maneuvers. from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer, and savannah guthrie, ve from studio 1a is rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. >> matt has the morning off today. following the new developments today, tied to the secret gathering of the phone and internet data of millions of americans. >> we know the man behind the leaks, a 29-year-old low level employee with a defense contractor, and one with a lot of access it would seem. he is now holed up in a hong kong hotel. we want to get with andrea mitchell with the la...