Man dragged out of vehicle during stop in Newport News granted bond
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.
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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.