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Ohio man sues police, says officer kicked him in face

and shoved him against mayor said she received
the wall while ordering him other complaints about
to stop resisting, Spencer Amiott during the suspen-
said in the lawsuit. Spencer sion. He was fired from his
denies he was resisting the previous police job in Men-
officer. tor for lying. Euclid and its
Amiott then kneed him in police department face
the groin and shoved him additional lawsuits over
to the floor while Rivera allegations of excessive
jumped on his back and re- force. Last week, 36-year-
strained his arms and legs, old Lamar Wright sued the
according to Spencer’s city and two officers in fed-
suit. eral court saying officers
The lawsuit says Amiott shocked him with a stun
kicked Spencer in the gun and doused his face
face when he called out with pepper spray and ac-
for help and that both of- cused him of resisting arrest
ficers shocked him with stun after he had pulled into a
guns before placing him in driveway to use his cell-
handcuffs. phone last year. Prosecu-
Spencer was treated for a tors dropped the charges
broken bone in his face. against Wright, a black
He later was charged in man. The family of 23-year-
EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — A current officer Shane Ri- ott or Rivera. Euclid Municipal Court with old Luke Stewart, an un-
black man says in a lawsuit vera and the owners of the Spencer’s lawsuit said Ami- theft, resisting arrest, crimi- armed black man who was
that he was kicked in the apartment complex where ott and Rivera were moon- nal damaging and drug fatally shot by Euclid police
face, kneed in the groin he lived. lighting as security guards abuse. Euclid eventually officer Matthew Rhodes
and seriously hurt by a Amiott was fired in October at his apartment building hired a special prosecutor, in March, filed a federal
white suburban Cleveland from Euclid after dashboard last December when they who dropped the first three civil rights lawsuit against
police officer recently fired camera video showed him confronted him in a hall- charges in September. Rhodes and the city in Oc-
for using excessive force repeatedly punching a dif- way, asking him if he had Spencer paid a fine for the tober. Reports said Rhodes
on a black man in another ferent black man during a any warrants and whether drug charge. encountered Stewart, who
case. traffic stop. he was armed. In October, Amiott was was asleep at the wheel of
Erimius Spencer filed the A message seeking com- Amiott reached into Spen- fired by Euclid after being his car, and then tried to
suit Friday against the city ment was left Monday for cer’s pocket and found a suspended for punching a push him out when Stewart
of Euclid, former Euclid po- Euclid police. No phone list- small amount of marijuana, black man during an Au- started the vehicle and be-
lice officer Michael Amiott, ing could be found for Ami- grabbed him by the arm gust traffic stop. The city’s gan to drive away.q

Ohio man sues police, says
officer kicked him in face

EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — A ott and Rivera were moon-
black man says in a lawsuit lighting as security guards
that he was kicked in the at his apartment building
face, kneed in the groin last December when they
and seriously hurt by a confronted him in a hall-
white suburban Cleveland way, asking him if he had
police officer recently fired any warrants and whether
for using excessive force he was armed.
on a black man in another Amiott reached into Spen-
case. cer’s pocket and found a
Erimius Spencer filed the small amount of marijuana,
suit Friday against the city grabbed him by the arm
of Euclid, former Euclid po- and shoved him against
lice officer Michael Amiott, the wall while ordering him
current officer Shane Ri- to stop resisting, Spencer
vera and the owners of the said in the lawsuit. Spencer
apartment complex where denies he was resisting the
he lived. officer. Amiott then kneed
Amiott was fired in Oc- him in the groin and shoved
tober from Euclid after him to the floor while Rivera
dashboard camera video jumped on his back and re-
showed him repeatedly strained his arms and legs,
punching a different black according to Spencer’s
man during a traffic stop. suit. The lawsuit says Ami-
A message seeking com- ott kicked Spencer in the
ment was left Monday for face when he called out
Euclid police. No phone for help and that both offi-
listing could be found for cers shocked him with stun
Amiott or Rivera. guns before placing him in
Spencer’s lawsuit said Ami- handcuffs.q