(CNN) A Black man is suing Galveston, Texas, and its police department for more than $1 million after a 2019 incident in which he was handcuffed and tied to officers on horseback as they led him down a street. His arrest received national attention after photos showed two mounted officers from the Galveston Police Department leading Neely through the city by what appeared to be a rope. "(Officers) knew or should have believed that Neely -- being a black man -- being led with a rope and by mounted officers down a city street as though he was a slave, would find this contact offensive," the lawsuit reads. Ketterman told CNN that Neely filed the lawsuit to make sure that no one else goes through the same thing. City has since stopped using technique for transportThe lawsuit claims that the officers injured Neely and caused him emotional distress.

Source: CNN October 12, 2020 19:30 UTC