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Charges dropped against Miss Black Texas who accused police chief of racism, sexism
COMMERCE, Texas—Charges have been dropped against Miss Black Texas 2016 a day after an East Texas police chief was cleared of wrongdoing in her arrest.
Prosecutors cited lack of evidence Tuesday in the May 20 arrest of Carmen Ponder, 23, for evading arrest.
The college student initially said Commerce police Chief Kerry Crews was a white driver who allegedly made racial and sexist comments after a traffic-related dispute.
Authorities later determined a store parking-lot confrontation, after Ponder passed a vehicle, involved another white man teaching his daughter to drive.
Read more: http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/texas/story/2017/jun/15/charges-dropped-against-miss-black-texas-who-accused-police-chief-racism-sexism/678105/
