Sheriff claims deputies didn’t search lacrosse team’s private gadgets, physique digicam exhibits in any other case

LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC/Grey Information) - An incident that concerned gamers from a university’s lacrosse team and deputies in Georgia stays below investigation.

WTOC reviews Delaware State College President Tony Allen released a press release on Monday responding to the incident that reportedly occurred on April 20 in Liberty County.

Allen wrote Georgia legislation enforcement stopped a bus for a minor traffic violation with the Delaware State Lacrosse staff on board. Deputies searched the belongings of the student-athletes, together with suitcases with drug-sniffing dogs.

“100% you may’t be in that left lane at all,” mentioned a Liberty County Sheriff’s Deputy.

The workforce was returning residence from a sport in Florida and touring by a contracted bus, in line with Allen.

Liberty County Sheriff William Bowman held a information conference in regards to the incident but took no questions. He claimed that no private gadgets on the bus were searched.

Physique digital camera video obtained by WTOC, however, clearly confirmed the deputies going via the scholars’ bags and even medicine.

The university president wrote in his assertion that movies taken by players showed legislation enforcement trying to intimidate them into confessing to possession of medication and/or drug paraphernalia.

“They didn’t really ask us,” said Sydney Anderson, a Delaware State Lacrosse Participant. “They informed us of what they’re gonna do and nobody questioned them...we just allow them to rattle by way of our stuff.”

A player on the bus asked: “How did we go from being in the mistaken lane to going by our bags?”

A deputy responded: “Well, he stopped y’all, he didn’t cease y’all for a site visitors violation...he stopped the driving force for a site visitors violation.”

Nothing unlawful was found in the search, and Allen informed the general public that he has contacted Delaware’s governor, the Black Caucus and other state officers.

Allen wrote that everyone was incensed over the incident.

Allen also added the next:

“We don't intend to let this or some other incident prefer it pass idly by. We're prepared to go wherever the proof leads us. Now we have video. We have now allies. Maybe extra significantly, we have the braveness of our convictions.”

Allen concluded his statement by writing, “We'll never be bullied into believing anything aside from what we're: People, learners, academics, builders—helpful and honorable folks ready to soar.”

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