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WATCH: Cops Shoot Naked Unarmed Man in the Back, Sic K-9 on Him — Taxpayers Held Liable

30 December 2021



As TFTP reported at the time, graphic body camera video showed a Las Vegas Police Officer shoot a naked man in the back outside of a church. Police say they were left with no other options after their K9 attacked an officer instead of the naked man. Now, thanks to their excessive violence, the taxpayers of Las Vegas will be shelling out $525,000. Funke’s lawyer, Jason Newvill confirmed a Nov. 3 agreement and U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware II’s finding in June that Officer Mark Hatten “unlawfully used excessive force against Funke” when he shot the then-25-year-old in August 2017, ...



 

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UPDATE: Naked man shot by officer was on LSD, marijuana and alcohol
Police released body-camera video of the shooting

15 August 2017



UPDATE AUG 8: The arrest report shows that the shooting took place Life Springs Christian Church at 2075 E. Warm Springs Road. A caller told police that there was a naked man sitting in front of the church, which is also a school, with a gun. At the time there were students inside receiving tutoring. Employees told officers that the naked man was named Jason Funke and that he had been meditating in one of the church doorways with a gun laid out in front of him. The employee had recognized Funke because he had once donated money to the ...



 
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