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Courtesy of Dakarai Larriett By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated February 4, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
“Don’t flush!”
This was the command that changed everything for Dakarai Larriett. Traversing regularly between Alabama and Michigan for work, on April 10, 2024, he was apprehended by the Michigan State Police. He alleges that he was subjected to seven sobriety tests, was the target of homophobic slurs, and taken in handcuffs
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