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Fairfield teen speaks as new video shows violent arrest, family plans lawsuit

Sixteen-year-old Maurice Williams says he is now afraid to go outside, no longer drives and has considered cutting off his dreadlocks as his family plans to file a lawsuit after his violent arrest during an on-campus fight.

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According to ABC7 Bay Area’s source item, Fairfield teen speaks as new video shows violent arrest, family plans lawsuit, Sixteen-year-old Maurice Williams says he is now afraid to go outside, no longer drives and has considered cutting off his dreadlocks as his family plans to file a lawsuit after his violent arrest during an on-campus fight.

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