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Rapper Nur-D, pepper-sprayed and detained in Minneapolis, hires Rodney King's lawyer to represent him

by Tribune News Service

MINNEAPOLIS " After photos and video of federal agents violently detaining him in Minneapolis went viral, Twin Cities rapper Matt "Nur-D" Allen has retained the law firm that represented the victim in one of the country's most high-profile police abuse cases. Allen and his wife, Sarah Allen, have hired Rodney King's attorney, John Burris, and his Los Angeles-based firm Burris, Nisenbaum, Curry ...

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 8:00am on January 31, 2026