‘Lies’: Missouri Judge Rejects Request to Reduce Bond for Three White Construction Workers Accused of Beating Black Off-Duty Officer with Hard Hat, Then Claiming He Was the Aggressor

Three construction workers who face felony charges for an alleged attack on a Black police officer are pushing back against the allegations, arguing that authorities should have pinned the assault on the cop, not them. Matthew Devlin, Garrett Gibbs, and Donnie Hurley Jr. all face felony assault and kidnapping charges after allegedly shouting racial slurs at a Black cop and attacking him. Three construction workers are accused of assaulting an off-duty St. Louis County police officer. (Photo: YouTube screenshot/First Alert 4) The incident happened on Sept. 26 in St. Louis, Missouri, in a road construction zone. The officer, who was off-duty and dressed in plainclothes, drove his unmarked vehicle into an area where traffic cones were placed. Police told local news outlets that an altercation started between the road workers and the unidentified officer over confusion about work zone boundaries. Witnesses reportedly heard Devlin tell the officer to “go back to the hood with your gold chain” and that he did not “belong down here,” according to court filings. Gibbs and Hurley are accused of holding the officer down as Devlin repeatedly struck him with a hard hat. Devlin and Gibbs also allegedly held the cop in a chokehold. However,...