A Seattle police officer unlawfully stopped Mr. Wingate, a black man, and arrested him. The officer falsely claimed that Mr. Wingate had threatened her and that his walking stick was a weapon. Mr. Wingate, a  septuagenarian, spent the night in jail before being forced to plead guilty to secure his release. The jury disagreed with the officer’s actions and awarded Mr. Wingate damages. Wingate v. City of Seattle, 198 F. Supp. 3d 1221, (W.D. Wash. 2016) (“822-RAJ”)