A man has filed a lawsuit against a Cincinnati police officer accusing the officer of tasing him while he was handcuffed in the back of a cruiser. The encounter happened in April of 2020 and was caught on body camera video.The man's attorney filed a $1 million lawsuit in federal court citing the officer used excessive for and his client was traumatized and has PTSD. The man, identified as Samson Jackson, was being transported on a warrant for charges of felonious assault and robbery. In the body camera footage you can hear Jackson antagonizing Officer David Dozier, calling him names and challenging him to a physical fight. Officer Dozier reports on his radio that while in the backseat, Jackson pulled his handcuffs to the front of his body, became free from the lap bar and spit on him. That's when Dozier pulled over his cruiser and stopped.Jackson's attorney said officer Dozier then tased his client multiple times.Video shows Jackson was handcuffed during the entire encounter.In the lawsuit, Jackson claims his rights were violated and that he was subjected to excessive force. FOP President Dan Hils released a statement Thursday about the incident. Hils said officer Dozier was suspended for three days following the incident. You can read the full statement below: This criminal repeatedly called our African American officer the N word, threatened to assault him, and said he would urinate on the grave of the officer's mother and on the face of the officer's daughter. Our officer had just lost his brother to a murder the month before this incident. Police officers are people too, and statements like those made by this criminal are vicious.The suspect managed to get his hands out from behind his back and was trying to slip out of the handcuffs. The suspect spit on our police officer. Spitting on an officer is a crime. The officer was understandably angry, but the officer realizes the repeated tasing of the suspect was improper. This happened two years ago, the officer accepted his punishment of three days suspension and has been back on the job serving the community ever since.The officer accepted responsibility for what he did wrong. However, it's also wrong for a suspect who acted in such a racist and violent manner to ask city taxpayers to give him money two years after the fact.
A man has filed a lawsuit against a Cincinnati police officer accusing the officer of tasing him while he was handcuffed in the back of a cruiser.
The encounter happened in April of 2020 and was caught on body camera video.
The man's attorney filed a $1 million lawsuit in federal court citing the officer used excessive for and his client was traumatized and has PTSD.
The man, identified as Samson Jackson, was being transported on a warrant for charges of felonious assault and robbery.
In the body camera footage you can hear Jackson antagonizing Officer David Dozier, calling him names and challenging him to a physical fight.
Officer Dozier reports on his radio that while in the backseat, Jackson pulled his handcuffs to the front of his body, became free from the lap bar and spit on him.
That's when Dozier pulled over his cruiser and stopped.
Jackson's attorney said officer Dozier then tased his client multiple times.
Video shows Jackson was handcuffed during the entire encounter.
In the lawsuit, Jackson claims his rights were violated and that he was subjected to excessive force.
FOP President Dan Hils released a statement Thursday about the incident.
Hils said officer Dozier was suspended for three days following the incident.
You can read the full statement below:
This criminal repeatedly called our African American officer the N word, threatened to assault him, and said he would urinate on the grave of the officer's mother and on the face of the officer's daughter. Our officer had just lost his brother to a murder the month before this incident. Police officers are people too, and statements like those made by this criminal are vicious.
The suspect managed to get his hands out from behind his back and was trying to slip out of the handcuffs. The suspect spit on our police officer. Spitting on an officer is a crime. The officer was understandably angry, but the officer realizes the repeated tasing of the suspect was improper. This happened two years ago, the officer accepted his punishment of three days suspension and has been back on the job serving the community ever since.
The officer accepted responsibility for what he did wrong. However, it's also wrong for a suspect who acted in such a racist and violent manner to ask city taxpayers to give him money two years after the fact.
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