Sgt. Blake Allen: Brandon’s twin brother, Blake Allen, was also a focal point of misconduct cases. Notably, Blake was the subject of a discrimination lawsuit after a 2015 traffic stop. He had pulled over a driver for speeding but then detained a passenger, Lorenzo Alcudia, solely to question his immigration status
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. Blake repeatedly asked the Latino passenger if he was “supposed to be here” and summoned U.S. Border Patrol, leading to the man’s hours-long detention and initiation of deportation proceedings
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. The Vermont Human Rights Commission found “overwhelming evidence” of racial profiling, noting Alcudia’s skin color/national origin “played a chief role” in his treatment
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. The Grand Isle Sheriff’s Dept. settled the case for $30,000 (split between Alcudia and the state) in 2016, without admitting wrongdoing
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. Blake Allen – who had risen to sergeant – resigned alongside his brother in 2024 after the bodycam controversies surfaced
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