RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An advocacy group for disabled people has filed a lawsuit against a North Carolina police department saying a blind man and his guide dog were ordered by police to leave a store at a local mall.
Disability Rights North Carolina filed the lawsuit on behalf of Wilmer Oliva in connection with an incident at Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem in November 2020.
According to the lawsuit, a store manager wanted Oliva removed because he had the dog with him.
Winston-Salem police officers told Oliva to leave the store or face a trespassing charge.
A police spokesperson said the city would release a statement.
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