In 2011, Officer Patrick was involved in an incident where he allegedly used excessive force against a citizen named Flowers. After a vehicular pursuit that ended in Flowers’s driveway, Officer Patrick reportedly rammed into the back of Flowers’s car, forcibly removed him, slammed him to the ground, kneed him in the back, and dragged him across the ground. Flowers sustained facial injuries and sought $3,000 in medical expenses, along with compensation for pain and suffering. The lawsuit also alleged that the Town of Newton was aware of Officer Patrick’s propensity for excessive force but failed to properly hire, train, and supervise him. The court dismissed the claims against the Town of Newton without prejudice, but the specific outcomes regarding Officer Patrick were not detailed in the available sources.
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