White Officer Accuses City Of Discrimination In Lawsuit
POSTED: 7:19 am EST January 16, 2007
UPDATED: 8:04 am EST January 16, 2007
CLEVELAND -- A white police officer who shot and wounded a 12-year-old black boy is accusing Cleveland and its police department of racial discrimination against him in a federal lawsuit.
The trial is scheduled to start Tuesday in the lawsuit filed by Patrolman Edward Lentz Jr., who says he suffered retaliation and was used as a scapegoat by officials seeking to appease black community leaders and politicians who were upset over the shooting of a black youth.
