United States v. Alexander

MEMORANDUM

OBERDORFER, District Judge.

Defendant Parris Alexander is a 32 year old black male who has prior convictions for assault on a police officer and destruction of property. On October 4, 1990 at approximately 6:30 p.m., Alexander exited a bus at the Greyhound Bus station on L and First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. and left the station, followed by Metropolitan Police Officers Ronny Hairston and Vance Beard. About a block and a half away, on the sidewalk of First Street, Hair-ston caught up with Alexander, questioned him, and then searched him, while Beard stood close by. The search…