Virginia NAACP commends AG on Town of Windsor PD Investigation

FILE – In this image taken from Windsor, Va., Police body camera footage, U.S. Army Lt. Caron Nazario is helped by an EMT after he was pepper-sprayed by Windsor police during a traffic stop in Windsor, Dec. 20, 2020. On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, a federal judge denied a request for a new trial by Nazario who sued police after he was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed — but never arrested — during a traffic stop in rural Virginia. (Windsor Police via AP, File)

by: Kevin Cheek

Posted: Sep 12, 2023 / 04:18 PM EDT

Updated: Sep 13, 2023 / 07:19 AM EDT

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — The Virginia NAACP has commended Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares’ office for completing an investigation into the December 2020 traffic stop of U.S. Army Lt. Caron Nazario by the Town of Windsor Police Department.

“The Virginia NAACP commends AG Miyares for completing the investigation of the Town of Windsor Police Department,” said Virginia NAACP President Robert N. Barnette. “The town’s police department engaged in a pattern of discriminatory, unconstitutional policing; the investigation revealed.”

Additionally, the Virginia NAACP encouraged Attorney General Jason Miyares to propose legislation that will specifically identify police use of excessive force as a crime.