RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A recent ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has reversed a judge's decision to dismiss charges against a Richmond man based on accusations that the Richmond Police Department carried out a discriminatory traffic stop.

Keith Rodney Moore's case

In December 2020, Richmond Police officers initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle that had a known fraudulent temporary tag after stopping two other vehicles earlier in the evening with the same tag number.

The driver, Keith Rodney Moore, then crashed his car in an attempt to flee the stop and proceeded to try to run away on foot. Officers eventually caught and detained him and found a firearm inside his vehicle.

As a result, Moore was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted fe

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