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Man sues LU for excessive force during arrest

Anthony Howard has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Lynchburg for $1.2 million and $800,000 in damages.

He stated that he attended an event at the university on June 28, 2009 with his family. During the event he became separated from one of his sons and had to grab the boy by the shirt to keep him from walking away — he was upset because he had lost track of the teen. Then someone reported a child was being handled roughly by an adult. Officers found Howard and determined the boy was his son. Howard was placed under arrest, charged with obstructing justice, then tried to fight with the officers. Although he was handcuffed, Howard continued to try to kick at the officers, and was sprayed with pepper spray.

Howard filed as both civil rights claims and common-law claims.

via News & Advance

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  1. Brian Mitch Norris Brian Mitch Norris

    Oh yea…kicking police officers…fighting with them…oh yea…he’ll win this one hahah and grass is blue…

  2. DBR DBR

    How is it excessive force when you resist arrest? Moron.

  3. Emory Hollingsworth Emory Hollingsworth

    Why was he even arrested? Liberty University proclaims to have Chrisian values and morals, but they do not. I know from personal experience!

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