A federal appeals court Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against three Round Rock police officers involved in a 2014 traffic stop that left a Florence man paralyzed, ruling that excessive force was not used despite the severity of the driver’s injuries. William Slade Sullivan, described by the court as heavily intoxicated, morbidly obese and handicapped, was severely injured while being forcibly …
By Kristen Zambo Staff writer Follow @@kristenzamboPosted Sep. 1, 2016 at 10:33 am Updated Sep 1, 2016 at 11:58 PMFollow @@kristenzambo ROCKFORD — A Rockford police officer with a history of professional and legal troubles is one of three officers accused of using excessive force during a Rockford man’s arrest. An attorney for Torrey T. Turner, of Rockford, filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in U.S. …
A Lawrence police officer accused of using excessive force during the arrest of a local firefighter no longer works for the department, the city says. Tuesday was the last day of work for Lawrence Police Officer Frank McClelland, who is listed among the defendants in an excessive use of force lawsuit filed against the city, said Assistant City Manager Diane Stoddard. He began working for the …
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A 26-year-old Jefferson City man has sued the city of Columbia and two police officers, alleging that the officers unlawfully arrested him outside a bar in July 2014 and used excessive force in detaining him. Jordan R. Pfenenger is asking for unspecified damages against the city and two officers, Lori Simpson and Patrick Corcoran, attorney fees and for the court to issue several …
Attorneys filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Friday on behalf of the family of Joseph Mann, who was fatally shot by Sacramento, California, police last month. The lawsuit says Mann displayed “overt signs of being in the midst of mental crisis” before he was shot, and that police should not have used lethal force. Video shot by a bystander and released at a news conference Friday …
The family of a 20-year-old man shot and killed by Denver police is suing the department. The lawsuit claims there was a cover-up in the case of Ryan Ronquillo. It also claims police used “grossly excessive deadly force.”
A Washington man who was repeatedly punched, Tasered and bit by a police K9 during a 2014 arrest will get a $100,000 settlement for the beatdown. The city of Tukwila, Wash., agreed to settle the civil rights lawsuit filed by Linson Tara, who was the victim of excessive force when cops attempted to arrest him for yelling and screaming in a UPS freight yard. The suit not only won Tara …
The City of Omaha will settle a lawsuit alleging excessive force and warrant-less search and seizure. If approved by the City Council, the family of Sharee Johnson would receive $30,000 for the judgment entered against the city and an additional $60,000 for attorney fees, expenses, and costs. The lawsuit stems from an incident near 33rd and Seward in …