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Soldier’s assault suit against officers can proceed to trial

FILE - In this image taken from Windsor, Va., Police body camera footage, Lt. Caron Nazario is helped by an EMT after he was pepper-sprayed by Windsor police during a traffic stop in Windsor, on Dec. 20, 2020. Nazario, the Black U.S. Army lieutenant who was pepper-sprayed, struck and handcuffed during the traffic stop, can proceed to trial with claims in a lawsuit of false imprisonment, assault and battery under state law, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. (Windsor Police via AP, File) FILE - In this image taken from a Windsor, Va., Police video, a police officer uses a spray agent on Caron Nazario, an Army lieutenant who is Black and Latino, on Dec. 20, 2020, in Windsor, Va. The traffic stop from December 2020 was captured on video and viewed by millions of people after it became public in April 2021. Nazario can proceed to trial with claims in a lawsuit of false imprisonment, assault and battery under state law, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. (Windsor Police via AP, File)
Soldier’s assault suit against officers can proceed to trial