/tags/excessive-force excessive force en-US Copyright Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:41:54 GMT /2021-03-26/family-of-tyre-king-says-lawsuit-against-columbus-officer-must-continue Lawyers for the family of Tyre King argue in a new federal court filing that the white Columbus Police officer who fatally shot him does not have legal immunity from claims in a civil rights lawsuit because the shooting wasn't justified. Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:41:54 GMT /2021-03-26/family-of-tyre-king-says-lawsuit-against-columbus-officer-must-continue Associated Press /2021-03-26/columbus-police-officers-ordered-to-answer-investigator-questions-about-protests Faced with a lack of cooperation, an independent investigator has issued orders for six Columbus Police officers to participate in a probe into excessive force during last summer’s protests. Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:28:09 GMT /2021-03-26/columbus-police-officers-ordered-to-answer-investigator-questions-about-protests Adora Namigadde /news/2021-01-12/ohio-aclu-files-civil-rights-lawsuit-over-columbus-man-arrested-for-filming-police The ACLU of Ohio has filed a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of a Columbus resident who was arrested for filming a Columbus Police SWAT team that was… Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:21:08 GMT /news/2021-01-12/ohio-aclu-files-civil-rights-lawsuit-over-columbus-man-arrested-for-filming-police Adora Namigadde /news/2020-12-10/atf-agent-files-excessive-force-lawsuit-against-columbus-officers A special agent with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has filed an excessive force lawsuit in federal court against the city of Columbus… Thu, 10 Dec 2020 19:59:42 GMT /news/2020-12-10/atf-agent-files-excessive-force-lawsuit-against-columbus-officers Nick Evans /news/2020-08-27/court-rules-columbus-officer-has-qualified-immunity-in-2017-pepper-spray-incident A federal appeals court ruled a Columbus Police officer is protected by qualified immunity after pepper-spraying a protester in 2017. Qualified immunity… Thu, 27 Aug 2020 17:22:42 GMT /news/2020-08-27/court-rules-columbus-officer-has-qualified-immunity-in-2017-pepper-spray-incident /news/2020-07-08/protesters-sue-columbus-police-officers-for-excessive-force A group of protesters have filed a federal lawsuit against Columbus Police for injuries they sustained in late May and early June, alleging that officers… Wed, 08 Jul 2020 21:19:52 GMT /news/2020-07-08/protesters-sue-columbus-police-officers-for-excessive-force Adora Namigadde /news/2019-12-18/pike-county-deputy-resigns-after-video-shows-him-beating-restrained-inmate The Pike County prosecutor says he's contacted the FBI and the Ohio Attorney General's office after a video emerged showing a Sheriff's deputy macing and… Wed, 18 Dec 2019 13:59:50 GMT /news/2019-12-18/pike-county-deputy-resigns-after-video-shows-him-beating-restrained-inmate Steve Brown /news/2019-06-19/former-franklin-township-officer-sentenced-to-prison-for-kicking-suspect-in-head A former Franklin Township police office has been sentenced to a year in prison for excessive force, stemming from a 2018 incident in which he kicked a… Wed, 19 Jun 2019 17:12:17 GMT /news/2019-06-19/former-franklin-township-officer-sentenced-to-prison-for-kicking-suspect-in-head Steve Brown /news/2018-12-03/columbus-plans-to-settle-lawsuit-over-police-altercation Columbus City Council plans to settle a lawsuit over a 2017 police interaction.Ahkilah Pendergrass alleges that a police officer unlawfully entered her… Mon, 03 Dec 2018 17:34:15 GMT /news/2018-12-03/columbus-plans-to-settle-lawsuit-over-police-altercation /news/2018-10-03/columbus-police-clear-officers-who-punched-kicked-timothy-davis The Columbus Police officers who punched, kicked and used a Taser on Timothy Davis last year were cleared after an internal police investigation,… Wed, 03 Oct 2018 21:25:54 GMT /news/2018-10-03/columbus-police-clear-officers-who-punched-kicked-timothy-davis Adora Namigadde