A Dirty Cop Handcuffed a Black Surgeon and Her Husband — Then Backup Arrived and One Sergeant Froze

 In Colleton County, Georgia, Lieutenant Colonel Briana Powell, a 43-year-old intelligence and operational planning officer, prepared for a journey. She sat at the kitchen table in civilian clothes while her mother, Denise, served her breakfast. Tucked inside Briana's jacket were official travel orders on United States Army letterhead, signed by Brigadier General Samuel Mercer.