Erik Cantu’s family hires superstar civil rights lawyer Ben Crump
Brian Powers, a San Antonio criminal defense lawyer who has served as a spokesman for the family, said via text on Wednesday that the Cantus have “retained Ben Crump to handle any civil case going forward.”
On Oct. 2, Erik Cantu, 17, was eating a hamburger in his car outside a McDonald’s in the 11700 block of Blanco Road when then-Police Officer James Brennand opened the car door and demanded that Cantu get out.Philonise Floyd, Attorney Ben Crump and the Rev, Al Sharpton, from left, react after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn.
Cantu did not get out. Instead, he put the car in reverse and drove off. Bodycam video shows Brennand firing numerous shots at the car as Cantu sped away.
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