Tuskegee men’s basketball coach Benjy Taylor filed a federal civil lawsuit Friday seeking more than $1 million in damages from rival Morehouse College and two campus cops who detained him after a disturbance during the post-game handshake.
Taylor, who was not charged with a crime, said in the lawsuit he was handcuffed by the Morehouse campus officers and marched off the court of Forbes Arena on Jan. 31 “as if he were the most wanted individual in America.”
As a result, Taylor “has endured physical damages, emotional distress, and financial losses,” states the lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division.
It names as defendants Morehouse College and the two officers, identified in the court papers as R. Clark and M. Roberson.
Taylor, 58, said at a press conference announcing the lawsuit that he feared he won’t be remembered for the years he
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