About 15 people, some armed, confronted the wrong black teen. Now an officer is fired

A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy is out of a job and facing charges after he and about 15 other people, some armed, harassed a black teenager they mistakenly believed was involved in a girl’s disappearance, the teen’s attorney said.

A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy is out of a job and facing charges after he and about 15 other people, some armed, harassed a black teenager they mistakenly believed was involved in a girl’s disappearance, the teen’s attorney said.