Redskins Player Alleges Racial Profiling In Ashburn Traffic Stop

ASHBURN, VA—Washington Redskins safety Su'a Cravens is accusing Loudoun County sheriff's deputies of racially profiling when they pulled him over on Nov. 29 in Ashburn.

TMZ first reported the 22-year-old player was stopped at an Ashburn Shopping Plaza. Court records show he received a citations for going 39 mph in a 25 mph zone and for an illegal tint. But Cravens says videos posted to Twitter that the deputies put him in handcuffs and searched the car for marijuana.

Cravens says in the video he was pulled over because "I'm black. I've got tattoos on my neck. I'm out here in a nice car."

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said in a statement deputies were conducting a traffic enforcement initiative near Farmwell Middle School on Nov. 29. "This traffic stop was not a case of racial profiling. Additionally, the LCSO has not received any formal complaints regarding this matter and it would be inappropriate to comment further regarding any allegations and involving a pending court case," the statement reads, according to Fox5DC.

A sheriff's deputy told ABC7 no marijuana was found but that Craven's brother had said he smoked marijuana earlier that day.

Cravens threatens a lawsuit against the sheriff's department in the video.

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