Sheriff claims deputies didn’t search lacrosse crew’s personal objects, body camera reveals otherwise

LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC/Grey News) - An incident that involved players from a university’s lacrosse crew and deputies in Georgia remains under investigation.

WTOC reports Delaware State University President Tony Allen released a statement on Monday responding to the incident that reportedly happened on April 20 in Liberty County.

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

“100% you'll be able to’t be in that left lane in any respect,” mentioned a Liberty County Sheriff’s Deputy.

The staff was returning house from a game in Florida and touring by a contracted bus, based on Allen.

Liberty County Sheriff William Bowman held a information convention about the incident however took no questions. He claimed that no private items on the bus have been searched.

Physique digicam video obtained by WTOC, however, clearly showed the deputies going by means of the students’ luggage and even medicine.

The college president wrote in his statement that videos taken by players showed legislation enforcement trying to intimidate them into confessing to possession of medicine and/or drug paraphernalia.

“They didn’t actually ask us,” said Sydney Anderson, a Delaware State Lacrosse Player. “They informed us of what they’re gonna do and no one questioned them...we simply allow them to rattle by our stuff.”

A player on the bus asked: “How did we go from being in the fallacious lane to going through our luggage?”

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

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

Allen wrote that everybody was incensed over the incident.

Allen additionally added the next:

“We do not intend to let this or every other incident like it go idly by. We're ready to go wherever the proof leads us. We have video. We have allies. Maybe more considerably, we have the courage of our convictions.”

Allen concluded his assertion by writing, “We'll by no means be bullied into believing something apart from what we're: Americans, learners, academics, builders—helpful and honorable people ready to soar.”

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