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Grand Jury to Hear McKinney Case

HeadlineApr 06, 2006

This news from Capital Hill — the Associated Press is reporting federal prosecutors have agreed to take on the case involving Congressmember Cynthia McKinney’s run-in with a capitol police officer. The case will go to a grand jury, setting the stage for McKinney’s possible indictment. A police officer says McKinney struck him when he stopped her as she entered the capitol building last week. She says he inappropriately touched her and that she was the victim of racial profiling.

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