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Christina Pierre
Coverage of Christina Pierre in the Nexus archive.
- Lawsuit claims CMPD officers made 2023 arrest with viral use of force based on allegedly false suspicion of marijuana
A lawsuit alleges that CMPD officers used excessive force during a 2023 arrest based on false suspicion of marijuana use. The plaintiffs claim they were smoking legally purchased hemp cigarettes at the time.
- Charlotte man sues CMPD over viral 2023 Bojangles arrest
Anthony Lee and Christina Pierre filed a federal lawsuit against the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, alleging unlawful arrest and excessive force during a November 2023 incident outside a Bojangles. The lawsuit claims officers arrested them for smoking marijuana, but Lee asserts the substance was legal hemp, and video of the arrest showed an officer striking Pierre multiple times.