Minnesota

Officer Nate Kinsey hit Plaintiff in the face with a closed fist, and officers then pulled Plaintiff from the rear of a vehicle. Plaintiff was subsequently prone on the ground and his hands were above his head. Nevertheless, Officer Kinsey hit Plaintiff with a closed fist approximately nine more times. Officer Schwarze removed the cartridge from his Taser, held the trigger down, and delivered approximately three drive stuns to Plaintiff. Officer Aric Gallatin kicked Plaintiff approximately three times and stomped on him approximately twice.

Plaintiff is confined in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (a “treatment program” which is in reality a prison where almost no one gets released). He was raped by his roommate about ten days after staff was advised of the perpetrator making inappropriate sexual advances towards Plaintiff.

Plaintiff was in the wrong place at the wrong time, as officers were raiding the upstairs unit in the duplex where Plaintiff lived downstairs. Plaintiff was hit by the front door to the duplex when Officer Peter Stanton rammed it open. Plaintiff was subsequently thrown to the floor and stomped on by Officer Stanton, though Officer Stanton denied stomping on Plaintiff.

Officer Lecy threw Plaintiff to the ground after Plaintiff was in handcuffs. Officer Lecy also stated that “all you Native Americans are nothing but fucking animals.” Plaintiff said during his deposition that he suffered neck stiffness and emotional distress as a result of Officer Lecy’s excessive force and racist remark. In exchange for Plaintiff’s agreement to dismiss his claim for infliction of emotional distress, Defendants agreed not to bring a motion for summary judgment.

Officer Joshua Henninger took out his department issued Freeze +P chemical irritant and gave a burst directly into Plaintiff’s eyes. Plaintiff and his brother later approached Officer Henninger, and Plaintiff said he wanted Officer Henninger’s badge number. Officer Heidi Eisenbeis and Officer Luis Realivasquez subsequently took Plaintiff to the ground, by jumping on Plaintiff from behind, pushing Plaintiff face first into a city bench on the sidewalk, and kneeing Plaintiff in the ribs at least twice.

Following a report of child sexual abuse, Officer Kyllo inaccurately identified the suspect as plaintiff, even though he interviewed the actual suspect twice in jail. Kyllo filed a false affidavit in the form of a statement of probable cause, seeking a warrant for the arrest of plaintiff. A judge signed a warrant for plaintiff’s arrest, plaintiff was arrested and held in jail for two days, and plaintiff fought a criminal sexual conduct charge for a month until it was dismissed.

40 y.o. woman who had called police about another person possibly being assaulted behind her house, shot by police officer as she approached his squad car unarmed. Officer was convicted of third degree murder; decedent survived by parents.