US army officer sues police over violent traffic stop

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A black US army lieutenant has filed a lawsuit against two policemen who pointed their guns and pepper-sprayed him during a traffic stop.

Army Second Lieutenant Caron Nazario is still in his uniform during the bodycam footage, taken in December in Virginia.

“I’m honestly afraid to get out,” he tells the two police officers. “Yeah you should be,” an officer says.

A police report says his car was stopped for failing to display tags but a temporary dealer plate is visible.

During the incident, the soldier, who was handcuffed while his car was searched, asked why force was being used