He is suing the department and three of its officers in federal court, alleging they used excessive force during a 2021 arrest for an alleged assault and failed to obtain a warrant necessary to enter the hotel room where he was staying
A truck driver is suing the Aurora Police Department after an officer shot him in the stomach from a few feet away with a metal-filled beanbag round that lodged inside his torso, causing him to lose his career and suffer permanent injuries.
“This case is yet another in a long series of incidents in which the Aurora Police Department has ignored that core duty and has harmed one of its city’s residents,” the lawsuit filed by attorney Dan Williams states. “Here, it did so seemingly to satisfy its officers’ misplaced need for control and submission in routine police encounters by any means necessary.”
Meredith was standing back from the door when it opened and was holding two metal batons, according to the district attorney’s report. He eventually dropped the batons and came to the doorway as the officers pointed a Taser and a less-lethal shotgun at him. The officers noted he had a pocket knife clipped to his pants.
Meredith lost consciousness after being taken to the ground and for several seconds the officers could not find a pulse.
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