Waterloo mans sues police officer, chief for excessive force in hair-pulling
A Waterloo man is taking a police officer to court for pulling his hair and swearing at him following a lengthy chase that ended when his car crashed into a home and ruptured a natural gas line in 2016.
In a suit filed April 13 in Black Hawk County District Court, Montavis Keller said Officer Adam Wittmayer struck him and pulled his braids while he was face down with his hands cuffed behind his back. Keller's treatment was caught and body and dash cameras, and footage was released a few months after the crash.
The suit alleges civil right violations through assault and battery, excessive force, failure to train and supervise and failure to investigate the use of force. Keller is seeking damage to cover physical and emotion suffering, future loss of enjoyment of life and medical expenses, attorney fees and litigation costs and punitive damages.
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