In 2016, Deputy Michael Smith was involved in an incident where he allegedly used excessive force during the arrest of a suspect, resulting in a lawsuit against Polk County. The lawsuit claimed that Deputy Smith violated the suspect’s constitutional rights by using unnecessary force and making an unlawful arrest. A county investigation found that Deputy Smith ‘responds emotionally to confrontation, rather than implementing cognitive thinking’ and ‘errs in his judgment by not slowing things down once situations have escalated.’ The lawsuit was settled out of court, with the county agreeing to pay damages to the plaintiff.
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In 2016, Deputy Michael Smith was involved in an incident where he allegedly used excessive force during the arrest of a suspect, resulting in a lawsuit against Polk County. The lawsuit claimed that Deputy Smith violated the suspect’s constitutional rights by using unnecessary force and making an unlawful arrest. A county investigation found that Deputy Smith ‘responds emotionally to confrontation, rather than implementing cognitive thinking’ and ‘errs in his judgment by not slowing things down once situations have escalated.’ The lawsuit was settled out of court, with the county agreeing to pay damages to the plaintiff.
Trial & Court Proceedings
In 2016, Deputy Michael Smith was involved in an incident where he allegedly used excessive force during the arrest of a suspect, resulting in a lawsuit against Polk County. The lawsuit claimed that Deputy Smith violated the suspect’s constitutional rights by using unnecessary force and making an unlawful arrest. A county investigation found that Deputy Smith ‘responds emotionally to confrontation, rather than implementing cognitive thinking’ and ‘errs in his judgment by not slowing things down once situations have escalated.’ The lawsuit was settled out of court, with the county agreeing to pay damages to the plaintiff.
In 2016, Deputy Michael Smith was involved in an incident where he allegedly used excessive force during the arrest of a suspect, resulting in a lawsuit against Polk County. The lawsuit claimed that Deputy Smith violated the suspect’s constitutional rights by using unnecessary force and making an unlawful arrest. A county investigation found that Deputy Smith ‘responds emotionally to confrontation, rather than implementing cognitive thinking’ and ‘errs in his judgment by not slowing things down once situations have escalated.’ The lawsuit was settled out of court, with the county agreeing to pay damages to the plaintiff.
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