Pennsylvania state trooper who arrested couple during traffic stop on I-76 no longer works

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by CBS News Philadelphia StaffA Pennsylvania state trooper involved in a traffic stop on Interstate 76 that garnered heavy social media attention is no longer employed by Pennsylvania State Police, the agency confirmed Friday.

On Saturday, March 2, the trooper pulled over Celena Morrison-McLean, executive director of the Mayor's Office of LGBT Affairs, on I-76 citing multiple "vehicle code violations." Morrison-McLean said in a press conference the following week that she believed race played a role in the traffic stop.State police said the trooper first approached McLean, who they said pulled up behind the trooper after his wife was stopped.

"Darius had his hands up, window down and his hazards on," Mincey said. "He explained, 'I stopped because you pulled over my wife.'"

 

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