A Chicago police officer has filed a federal lawsuit alleging he was wrongfully arrested last year in Tempe, Arizona.

Jalen Woods, who is Black, claims Tempe police officers racially profiled him and suggested his job was in danger, with one of the officers saying: “You understand we have discretion here right? You get placed under arrest and you’re going to lose your f------ job dude,” according to the lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Arizona.

Woods was driving a Dodge Charger rental with a friend in downtown Tempe around 11:45 p.m. Aug. 23 when two cops on bicycles started pursuing him as he turned onto a street backed up with traffic due to a red light ahead, the lawsuit states.

While stopped at the light, one of the officers shined a light into Woods’ car and asked for

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