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Milwaukee man sues sheriff Clarke over airport incident

By: Associated Press//February 2, 2017//

Milwaukee man sues sheriff Clarke over airport incident

By: Associated Press//February 2, 2017//

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FILE - In this July 18, 2016 file photo, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke speaks during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Clarke earned more than $105,000 in speaking fees in 2016 as he became nationally known as one of the most vocal supporters of President Donald Trump. The figure nearly quadrupled the amount he earned in 2015 for speaking engagements. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke speaks during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland last year. A Milwaukee man is suing the sheriff because Clarke had deputies detain and question him at Milwaukee County’s airport following an encounter on a flight. (AP File Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man is suing Sheriff David Clarke because Clarke had deputies detain and question him at Milwaukee County’s airport following an encounter on a flight.

Twenty-four-year-old Dan Black, in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, seeks an undisclosed amount in damages for emotional distress.

Black alleges Clarke had deputies detain him at Mitchell International Airport last month because he shook his head at the sheriff for wearing Dallas Cowboys clothes on the day the team played the Green Bay Packers. Both were on a flight from Dallas to Milwaukee before the game started.

Clarke has defended his decision to detain Black saying “he reserves the reasonable right to pre-empt a possible assault.”

Clarke has gained national prominence as one of President Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters.

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