In the early morning hours of March 8, 2014, a dispute outside a Huddle House restaurant in Alexander City, Alabama, tragically ended the life of 21-year-old Emerson Crayton, Jr., a Black male. Responding to reports of a fight between two men, an Alexander City police officer arrived on the scene and attempted to intervene. During the encounter, Crayton entered his vehicle.
According to the police account, Crayton then accelerated his car toward the officer. The officer, reportedly unable
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