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Lawsuits: White officers at RenCen have harassed, assaulted Black visitors for years (eu.freep.com)

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The security company [Renaissance Center Management Company] was created by General Motors Corp. to patrol the property and is majority-owned by G4S Secure Solutions, an international security company based in Florida, according to court documents filed last year.

Officers from the security company in 2017 made headlines with the alleged assault of another Black man in a high-profile incident. Detroit rapper Obie Trice III said he was maced, handcuffed, beaten and dragged through the Marriott inside the RenCen to a small room where water was poured over his nose and mouth, choking him.

Surveillance video viewed by the Free Press shows [plaintiff Demarko] Brown talking with the officers in the Marriott driveway before an officer jumps him, joined by several other officers who hold him down. During the incident, Brown’s head was slammed against the concrete. The video did not include audio of the incident.

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