New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore was stopped by Providence, Rhode Island police this week and given three traffic violations.
The 25-year-old was charged with operating an unregistered vehicle, improperly displaying a license plate, and driving with expired registration at a little before 1:00 a.m. Wednesday.
After the traffic stop, Christian Barmore took to X (Twitter) and wrote in a since-deleted post, “I just experienced for the first time 5 Providence cops being very unprofessional racism at it’s finest.”
Boston 25 News reports that police said that after officers activated their lights and signaled for Barmore to pull over, the vehicle began a “slow roll,” which they claim is often done to hide contraband or weapons before officers come to the vehicle’s window.
“This tactic is known to police by slowing down an intersection with police to hide any contraband or weapons,” the police report read. “It should also be noted that the area is known for high narcotic …