Shawnee man alleges he was chained to a bench and racially berated at P&L District
KANSAS CITY -- The Power & Light District again is being sued for racial discrimination after a black Shawnee man says he was verbally and physically abused there.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court comes against the backdrop of a similar pending case.
Arthur Wayne Brown alleges he was at the entertainment district on Oct. 26, 2014, to watch the Royals and the Giants in the World Series on the big screen. Brown says he was buying drinks from the Dubliner’s outdoor bar and needed to use the restroom inside.
When he came out of the stall, Brown said, he was confronted by three security officers who told him he was trespassing and needed to leave. He says the men cursed him with racial and profane language. Brown says he showed them his receipt from the outdoor bar but they pushed him out of the restaurant.
Brown says security officers then handcuffed him and took him to the entertainment district’s security office, where he was “chained to a bench.” The lawsuit says the officers wanted Brown to sign a false statement but he refused. Brown says he was eventually cited for trespassing and told he was barred from the entertainment district.
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