![]() ![]() ![]() "Before entering the motorcoach, the deputies were not aware that this school was historically Black or aware of the race or the occupants due to the height of the vehicle and tint of the windows," Bowman said. He said after speaking with deputies and reviewing video and other facts of the incident, he does "not believe any racial profiling took place." In a public address Tuesday afternoon in Hinesville, Georgia – a small, southeasterncity south of Savannah – Liberty County Sheriff William Bowman defended the stop. Police had a drug-sniffing dog at the scene.ĭeputies knew those on board were on a lacrosse team. Video accompanying the story taken by DSU player Saniya Craft shows an officer saying, "If there is anything in y’all’s luggage, we’re probably gonna find it, OK? I’m not looking for a little bit of marijuana but I’m pretty sure you guys’ chaperones are probably gonna be disappointed in you if we find any."īy that time, Liberty County Sheriff’s Office deputies had begun removing players’ bags from the vehicle’s cargo bay to search after asking Jones to open it. The incident was first detailed there in a story that published Friday written by Sydney Anderson, a sophomore lacrosse player who was on the bus. 'TRAUMATIZING': Delaware State lacrosse coach, player speak out about bus search in Georgiaīus driver Tim Jones was initially told he was improperly traveling in the left lane when the bus was pulled over, according to DSU’s student publication The Hornet Newspaper and its website. ![]() SPORTS NEWSLETTER: Sign up now for daily updates sent to your inbox The Hornets were returning home after playing their final game of the season at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, on April 19.īODY CAM FOOTAGE: Video contradicts what the sheriff saidīELIEVE THEM: When it comes to the DSU lacrosse team, two words matter most The Delaware State University women’s lacrosse team was traveling north on I-95 in Liberty County, Georgia, southwest of Savannah, on April 20. A college women's lacrosse team feels traumatized after its charter bus was stopped by police while traveling through Georgia, an incident that has left the school's president "incensed." ![]()
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