A white Texas police chief’s arrest of Miss Black Texas 2016 last month was not racially motivated, according to an investigation led by an attorney hired by the city of Commerce, where the incident occurred. Crews later charged 23-year-old Carmen Ponder, a Texas A&M University student, for evasion of arrest. She was held in jail for 24 hours, according to the Dallas Morning News. Chief Crews directed the unlawful arrest of @CarmenSierraaa under unjustifiable circumstances https://t.co/wuLugVL3Ss — S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@MeritLaw) June 12, 2017Merritt plans to hold a news conference on Wednesday at 10 a.m. to further address the investigation results.

Source: Washington Post June 13, 2017 08:48 UTC