Leaders of the Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP made their way to the Coffee County Justice Center on Friday, demanding for the release of five Black children taken from their parents.
The children went into the Department of Children’s Services custody in mid-February after a misdemeanor traffic stop in Coffee County by the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Marijuana was located in the vehicle, Deonte Williams was arrested for simple possession, and Bianca Clayborne, who was also in the vehicle, was issued a court summons for simple possession.
Currently, there is a gag order issued by the judge overseeing the case involving the children.