LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: Civil rights attorney Jill Collen Jefferson poses for a portrait outside the Holmes county Sheriff Department on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: Lexington Police question people about a vehicle they surrounded outside Dollar General Market on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: Earl Anderson holds back a blanket covering his broken side home door outside of his home on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. Anderson said Lexington police officers recently broke through his side door to arrest hime without an arrest warrant. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: Former Lexington police officer and current Holmes County Sheriff officer Robert Lee Hooker poses for a portrait at Milton Olive City Park on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. Hooker leaked an audio recording of his former Lexington police chief using racist and hom*ophobic language. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: Dwayne Stewart poses for a portrait outside of his home on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. Stewart was recently tased by Lexington police officers for drinking a can a beer outside a local bar. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
HANDOUT PHOTO: Maytrice Shields says she was hired as a Lexington police officer after being pulled over for a traffic violation. After being fired, she provided sworn testimony about alleged misconduct in the department. (Photo by Maytrice Shields)
- Photo by Maytrice Shields
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: People play basketball at a court along Mulberry Street on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: Trees surround Brozville Road on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. Lexington police officers in the past have set up check points for motorist traveling along Brozville Road. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: The Holmes County Confederate Monument C.S.A. (left) stands outside the Holmes County Courthouse on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: Lincoln Miller preaches about Emmett Till, Martin Luther King Jr. and racism along Court Square on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: People play dominoes outside La Rues Room on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: Lexington Police Vehicles sit parked outside the police station on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: Civil rights attorney Jill Collen Jefferson poses for a portrait outside the Holmes county Sheriff Department on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: Lexington Police question people about a vehicle they surrounded outside Dollar General Market on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: Earl Anderson holds back a blanket covering his broken side home door outside of his home on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. Anderson said Lexington police officers recently broke through his side door to arrest hime without an arrest warrant. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: Former Lexington police officer and current Holmes County Sheriff officer Robert Lee Hooker poses for a portrait at Milton Olive City Park on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. Hooker leaked an audio recording of his former Lexington police chief using racist and hom*ophobic language. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: Dwayne Stewart poses for a portrait outside of his home on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. Stewart was recently tased by Lexington police officers for drinking a can a beer outside a local bar. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
HANDOUT PHOTO: Maytrice Shields says she was hired as a Lexington police officer after being pulled over for a traffic violation. After being fired, she provided sworn testimony about alleged misconduct in the department. (Photo by Maytrice Shields)
- Photo by Maytrice Shields
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: People play basketball at a court along Mulberry Street on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: Trees surround Brozville Road on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. Lexington police officers in the past have set up check points for motorist traveling along Brozville Road. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: The Holmes County Confederate Monument C.S.A. (left) stands outside the Holmes County Courthouse on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: Lincoln Miller preaches about Emmett Till, Martin Luther King Jr. and racism along Court Square on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: People play dominoes outside La Rues Room on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: Lexington Police Vehicles sit parked outside the police station on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi. The Department of Justice is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department for excessive force, traffic stops, searches and arrest that violate the Constitution and federal law. Lexington is located about an hour north of the Mississippi state capitol city of Jackson. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
- Joshua Lott
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