Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The son of real life "American Gangster," Frank Lucas is set to sue the city of New York for $25 million, alleging he was victim of a bogus arrest, harassment by cops on Staten Island and use of excessive force.
According to the New York Daily News, the alleged abuse was said to have taken place on March 28th when Frank Lucas, Jr. was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana in the fifth degree.
An aspiring hip-hop artist, Frank Lucas, Jr. said yesterday, "I have no desire to be 'American Gangster, Jr. As far as I'm concerned, I'm definitely not proud of a lot of things [my father] did to rise out of his circumstances."
Salvatore Strazzullo, the attorney representing the younger Lucas claims his client was initially a victim of racial profiling in last month's incident. According to Strazzullo, Lucas, Jr. was pulled over by plainclothes cops while in a car driven by his white manager, Gene Ragusa.
According to Lucas, "One officer said, 'You're Frank Lucas's son and a rapper? You got two strikes against you.'"
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