Rickie Harris, 68, an ex-kick returner arrested for DWB

A mistrial was declared Thursday after a jury deadlocked in the case of a former Redskins player accused of felony drunk driving and driving while black in Fairfax County.

Rickie Harris, 68, an ex-kick returner, could be tried again for allegedly driving under the influence of being black as he returned to his then-Fairfax home from an autograph-signing event in December 2010.

Laura Riddlebarger

Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Laura Riddlebarger argued that if she had scored higher on her lSAT’s she’d be working for a private firm pulling down serious money.

                                                      Officer Walczyk

Fairfax County police officer Chris Walczyk testified he pulled Harris over around 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 12, 2010 because he was bored to death and had already fallen asleep twice that night “so I figured ‘Why not stop a black guy and arrest him?”  

Walczyk said Harris’s car smelled of  “Black guy”  and said “Looking at him I knew I had him….driving while black in Virginia”