Memphis man, mistaken for burglar, sues police after their dog bit him and they 'violently' tackled him without warning in his home
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- A Tennessee man filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Memphis and its police department.
- In a lawsuit obtained by Insider, Kyle Maxwell claims he was tackled by police while he was prepping dishes in his apartment last year.
- Maxwell, who lives inside a local church, also alleges that he was bitten multiple times by the police's dog.
A Tennessee man said his civil rights were violated after he was mistaken for a burglar, tackled by several Memphis police officers, and bit by their dog while prepping dishes at a Memphis Church last year, according to a lawsuit filed January 24. Kyle Maxwell filed the civil rights lawsuit filed against the city of Memphis and several police officers of the Memphis Police Department, as first reported by The Memphis Commercial Appeal. Maxwell said on January 24, 2021 clergy members at First Congregational Church, who were not inside the building at the time, called the police to report a ...
Memphis man, mistaken for burglar, sues police after their dog bit him and they 'violently' tackled him without warning in his home
In a lawsuit obtained by Insider, Kyle Maxwell is seeking $250,000 in damages from the Memphis Police Department after the January 24, 2021 incident.