Tag: Excessive Force
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10th Circuit dismisses excessive force lawsuit over Lakewood police’s ‘ambush’ of man
Officers allegedly did not identify themselves while waiting in darkness outside Eric St. George’s home prior to shooting him
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Federal judge grants immunity to Lakewood sergeant for deadly shooting
Magistrate Judge Kathryn Starnella believed a ‘reasonable officer caught in a split-second decision-making situation’ would have used lethal force
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10th Circuit upholds immunity for Lafayette officers who used dog to bite unarmed man
Lafayette police officers who deployed a dog to bite an unarmed, allegedly unconscious man for 15-20 seconds cannot be held liable for excessive force, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled last week. Adrian Martinez was lying in the fetal position in a locked storage closet when police broke the door and immediately told…
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Federal judge declines to label appeal of Colorado police killing ‘frivolous’
Two Colorado Springs officers who repeatedly tased a man, causing his death, are being sued for excessive force
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Federal lawsuit filed against former Aurora cop charged with beating disabled woman
A former Aurora police officer charged criminally in connection with the assault of an at-risk adult in January now faces a federal civil lawsuit claiming he used excessive force against the disabled woman. Wyoma Martinez filed the lawsuit Thursday against Douglas Harroun and the city of Aurora for an incident she said started because he…
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$2.4 million jury verdict against Denver for officer’s shooting of unarmed man, upheld by 10th Circuit
The federal appeals court based in Colorado has upheld a jury’s verdict that found a Denver officer responsible for excessive force by opening fire on an unarmed man, and the city itself liable for failing to adequately train him. Sgt. Robert Motyka Jr. seriously injured Michael Valdez following a January 2013 vehicle chase in which…
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Man to receive $350,000 settlement for beating by Denver police during protest
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver will pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a man who said he was tackled, punched and beaten in the genitals by Denver police officers unprovoked at a protest over the city’s clearing of a homeless encampment in July 2020. City Council Monday…
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Judge says Denver may be held liable for failing to train officer who punched man in wheelchair
A federal judge last week declined to dismiss the City and County of Denver from an excessive force lawsuit, finding the plaintiff credibly alleged the government’s failure to train its deputies was the cause of his injuries. Video footage from 2019 captured sheriff’s Deputy Jason Gentempo punching Serafin Finn multiple times and shoving Finn, who was…
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Colorado officer who shot fleeing suspect may be held liable for excessive force, judge says
A jury will now decide whether a Rifle police officer and the city itself are liable for shooting a fleeing suicidal man, as a federal judge on Monday refused to grant immunity for the 2019 killing of Allan George. Lawyers for Corporal Dewey Ryan and the city argued George posed a threat to others as…
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After ‘slamming a woman to the ground,’ Fort Collins officer’s excessive force arguments raise skepticism in Colorado court
A Fort Collins police officer’s contention that he should not face civil liability for slamming an unarmed college student face-first into the pavement received an icy reception at the Denver-based federal appeals court on Wednesday. After a lower court judge ruled that Officer Randall Klamser would proceed to a jury trial for using a “rowing…