RICHMOND (WINA) – A Richmond federal court judge has thrown out a gun possession case in the city of Richmond saying Keith Rodney Moore was racially profiled when city police stopped him in December 2020. Richmond Police performed a traffic stop of Moore in the Highland Park neighborhood, then he fled the scene. Officers caught and arrested him, and ultimately found a gun in his car which led to indictment on possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.

But Judge John Gibney’s 25-page opinion cites statistical evidence since the Commonwealth required police to keep track of the race of people stopped… data showing Richmond Police stop black drivers 5 times more often as white drivers.

He notes statewide data is similar, and Moore has successfully presented selective enforcement to have his indictment dismissed.

Click here for Judge Gibney’s entire opinion.