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(Iowa City, IA) -- A former Iowa City police officer is suing the city for wrongful dismissal.
Emilio Puente says racial bias, not use of excessive force was the real reason he was let go after three years with the force.
Puente says he was was initially cleared of an excessive force accusation by an internal affairs investigation, but was later told the incident was the reason he was being terminated.
In the lawsuit, Puente says a white officer caught on two videos beating a suspect was never disciplined.
He adds that multiple racial slurs against his Latino heritage by other officers were never investigated.
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