Mississippi civil rights lawyer arrested filming traffic stop, her attorney says

Jill Collen Jefferson, president of civil rights organization JULIAN, was charged with three misdemeanors: failure to comply, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi civil rights lawyer was arrested Saturday after filming a traffic stop conducted by officers from a police department she is suing in federal court, her attorney says.

Jill Collen Jefferson is the president of JULIAN, the civil rights organization that filed a  today! 

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