Attorney Tony Rupp and the Buffalo PD have been enmeshed in civil litigation since 2016, when Rupp was ticketed after calling out, "Turn your lights on, a !" to an officer.
Suttles, who has been involved in a lengthy dispute with officials after being beaten by Buffalo Police Department, has all charges dismissed by Appellate Court
Suttles, who has been involved in a lengthy dispute with officials after being beaten by Buffalo Police Department, has all charges dismissed by Appellate Court
Black Buffalo police officer fired for trying to stop chokehold wins ruling, to get pension
A Black police officer in Buffalo, New York, who was fired in 2008 for intervening when a White colleague employed a chokehold will be given back pay and a pension, a New York judge ruled.
The officer, Cariol Horne, was fired following a 2006 incident in which she
tried to stop an officer from using a chokehold on a handcuffed suspect. Horne served on the Buffalo police force for 19 of the 20 years required to receive a pension.
“The message was sent that you don’t cross that blue line and so some officers many officers don’t,” Horne said in a 2020 interview with CNN’s Brianna Keilar.