Three construction workers in St. Louis are facing multiple felony charges after they allegedly assaulted an off-duty Black police officer and shouted racial slurs at him. The incident has sparked outrage and raised concerns about racism and violence in the community.
Matthew Devlin, a 39-year-old resident of Fenton, Missouri, has been accused of three counts of first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action, and one count of first-degree kidnapping. His co-defendants, Garrett Gibbs, a 23-year-old from Fenton, and Donnie Hurley Jr., a 42-year-old from Arnold, Missouri, are facing charges of two counts of first-degree assault, armed criminal action, and first-degree kidnapping.
The suspects may not have been aware that the victim was a police officer, as he was driving an unmarked car and dressed in plainclothes…