Mother of man caught on video being punched by Ogden police officers is now suing the department after the chief said the actions of the officers was justified.
Marsha Quintana says her son, Shawn Sims, is a nonviolent person and was simply walking down the street and then the incident took place late last month.
Police claim that on April 22 officers saw Sims walking in traffic on Washington Boulevard near 17th Street. After a brief foot chase, Sims was taken to the ground by the officers after he refused to comply with their commands and appeared to reach into his waistband, leaving them to believe he had a gun.
Quintana and Sykes have filed a 28-page complaint in federal court listing several causes of action pointing to what they believe was excessive force that violated Sims Fourth Amendment rights. They also lay out what they believe feel are unlawful or deficient policies, procedures and/or protocols by the Ogden Police Department.
After the complaint was filed, the department today had nothing new to say on the matter and that their previous about the incident still stood. Two days after the arrest, Odgen police chief Eric Young relayed that the actions of his officers were justified following an investigation.
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