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State judge tosses one count in ex-cop's lawsuit
By The Associated Press, The Associated Press
BECKLEY, W.Va. -- A judge has dismissed one count in a federal lawsuit by a former Sophia police officer who says he was fired because he's black.

U.S. District Judge Irene Berger says Damon McDowell failed to prove his former boss deliberately spoiled evidence.

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State judge tosses one count in ex-cop's lawsuit
By The Associated Press, The Associated Press
BECKLEY, W.Va. -- A judge has dismissed one count in a federal lawsuit by a former Sophia police officer who says he was fired because he's black.

U.S. District Judge Irene Berger says Damon McDowell failed to prove his former boss deliberately spoiled evidence.

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