Officer Nighthorse Case Study

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Officer Nighthorse acred in the case just as any officer should have. Officer Nighthorse arrested Caufield because he had evidence he is guilty of the crime. He didn't arrest him because of race. Witnesses confirm that how was at the store when the crime was committed. Officer Nighthorse acted just how he would have with any other suspect.
Caulfield has a criminal background. First, he drank a lot of alcohol in High School. Secondly, he was arrested for robbing someone in a sears parking lot. Cooper Chase identified the carjacker as a black teen wearing a baseball cap. Caulfield matched that exact description. The stolen car was located less than a mile from where caulfield lives. The clerk at the store spotted Caulfield looking at the cars

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