Eric André and Clayton English are taking the Clayton County police to court after alleged racial profiling at an airport in Atlanta.
Eric André and Clayton English Sue Clayton County Police Over Alleged Racial Profiling at Atlanta AirportComedians Eric André and Clayton English have filed a lawsuit against Clayton County following two separate incidents of alleged racial profiling and coercive searches at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The lawsuit says officers blocked English and André as they entered the jet bridge and asked if they were carrying illegal drugs. Both were asked to hand over their boarding passes and identification. Clayton County police spokesperson Julia Isaac said the department doesn’t comment on pending litigation.
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