A man who was allegedly assaulted by a police officer in San Rafael filed a federal civil rights lawsuit this week against both the officer and his partner, as well as the city and its Police Department, according to court records.
On the video, Julio Lopez, a gardener at the time in Sausalito, could be seen on an industrial side street in the Canal District of San Rafael sitting on the curb with two of his friends. They were drinking beer.Mazariegos pointed out the open containers of beer and asked to see one man's identification.
As the man was taken to the squad car, his face bright red with blood, he could be heard saying"I didn't do anything." The suit filed Monday alleges that Nail grabbed Lopez and"grappled him to the ground" and then repeatedly hit him. Lopez's attorneys also allege that his shoulder was injured, which required surgery. They are asserting that there was no probable cause to detain him and that officers used excessive force.
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