Excessive Force

A University of Colorado student sued Weld County, Colo. in federal court, claiming that after arresting him on suspicion of being drunk, jail deputies took him to a cell with no surveillance camera and injured him with <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Excessive-Force.pdf">“<strong>concussion explosions” from shotguns</strong></a>, causing an eye to hemorrhage and necessitating 11 stitches.</p>

DENVER — A University of Colorado student claims in a federal complaint against Weld County, Colo., that after arresting him on suspicion of being drunk, jail deputies took him to a cell with no surveillance camera and injured him with “concussion explosions” from shotguns, causing an eye to hemorrhage and necessitating 11 stitches.

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