BRIDGEWATER, N.J. –– Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump, the family of Z’Kye Husain, and co-counsel Gregg Zeff will hold a news conference on Thursday, February 22 at 4 p.m. ET. Family and attorneys will discuss a recent settlement that includes a new NAACP implicit bias training for law enforcement.
Z’Kye was forcefully detained by Bridgewater Township police officers in 2022 after a physical altercation occurred at the Bridgewater Commons Mall. Video shows a white teen and a Black teen in a verbal argument that escalates into a physical altercation. Two police officers approached shortly after the incident turned physical, forcefully pinning Z’Kye to the ground with their arms and legs and handcuffing him, while the white teen was not restrained or detained.
WHO:
Family of Z’Kye Husain
Attorney Ben Crump
Attorney Gregg Zeff
WHEN:
February 22, 2024, at 4 p.m. ET
WHERE:
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
260 Central Ave
Hackensack, NJ 07601
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