PENNSYLVANIA - A Pennsylvania State Trooper claimed he was fired for being white after he was let go amid controversy over his arrest of a black Philadelphia official during a traffic stop.
Andrew Zaborowski, 32, filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the State Police on Tuesday, arguing he was fired due to the color of his skin.
Zaborowski arrested the former executive director of Philadelphia's Office of LGBT Affairs, Celena Morrison, and her transgender husband, Darius McLean, on March 2, 2024.
State police previously said Morrison was driving with an expired and suspended registration, with illegally tinted windows, and without illuminated headlights while it was raining, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
A video recorded by Morrison, who is also trans, shows her yelling 'I work for the mayor' while Zaborowski detains her husband.
McLean, seen lying on the side of the highway while the cop handcuffs him, calls out to his distressed wife before shouting, 'It's because I'm black.'
Zaborowski denied his actions during the arrest had 'anything to do with the occupant's race'.
'At the time of their arrest, and thereafter, the occupants falsely accused [Zaborowski] of racial profiling and of assault and battery,' Zaborowski's lawsuit said.
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