Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Police dashcam video shows a former college basketball player Tedrick Washington being pulled by his dreadlocks multiple times and punched by a trooper trying to get him out of vehicle following a police chase. The video has prompted several officials to question the trooper's use of force.

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