VALLEY BROOK, Okla. (KFOR) – A site visitors cease from over two and a half years in the past is now resulting in a lawsuit towards town of Valley Brook, its police chief, in addition to three others.
The person behind the go well with is claiming assault and battery towards the three officers concerned, false arrest, and negligence.
“Let me see your cleet license!” stated Officer Dallas Kirby.
“Don’t yell at me,” stated Harold Brown, who was simply pulled over.
This December 2018 site visitors cease from Valley Brook police beginning with a tag gentle out.
“Drivers license and insurance coverage,” Kirby stated.
“Yeah. What did you pull me over for?” Brown stated.
“Your tag lights usually are not working,” Kirby stated.
“You pulled me over for that? Come on man,” Brown stated.
“I’d determine that you’d be extra skilled being a safety officer,” Kirby stated.
The person behind the wheel, Harold Brown, is now suing town of Valley Brook, Police Chief Michael Stamp, Dallas Kirby– who pulled him over and two different officers.
“Step out,” Kirby stated. “Uh uh. No. We’re not taking part in that recreation. Flip round. Put your hand behind your again.”
“Don’t struggle!” Kirby stated.
“I’m not preventing you!” Brown stated.
Brown then dragged to the bottom.
“Cease resisting!” Kirby stated.
“You out of your thoughts.” Brown stated.
And arrested. Kirby telling Brown the reason– disorderly conduct.
“Disorderly conduct? You filled with shit. Learn me my rights then,” Brown stated.
“I don’t must,” Kirby stated.
“Yeah you do,” Brown stated.
And as soon as he’s within the patrol automobile, you possibly can see blood dripping down Brown’s face.
Brown’s lawyer Jeff Field offering Information 4 with the physique cam and sprint cam footage.
“It’s very disturbing to look at this officer simply ramp. Ramp a easy site visitors cease for a tag gentle out. Actually a tag gentle solely and it ramps from a really calm state of affairs to simply the yelling and the abuse and the assault and battery that they do towards Mr. Brown,” Field stated.
Field says Brown was arrested within the 1900 block of SE 59th road, which he tells us is Oklahoma Metropolis jurisdiction. Not Valley Brook.
The lawsuit saying- “not one of the roadway the place plaintiff was stopped, detained, and arrested… is inside defendant city of Valley Brook’s jurisdiction.”
And simply two weeks in the past, on July 2nd, the arrest of Nicholas Bowser. Field says the pursuit beginning in Oklahoma Metropolis limits.
“A part of what they’re required to do in the event that they’re in one other jurisdiction, that means Oklahoma Metropolis, they’re required to name Oklahoma Metropolis and inform Oklahoma Metropolis police that they’re there and so they’ve made a cease,” Field stated.
However Field says they didn’t do that– ticketing Bowser inside Valley Brook.
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“They’re doing it purely for monetary acquire. I don’t know what state company is answerable for what Valley Brook is doing or easy methods to make it cease however I’ll do no matter I can to try this,” Field stated.
We did speak with the Valley Brook Chief of Police– as properly with Metropolis Legal professional Bob Thompson. They inform us they will’t touch upon pending litigation, however the officer concerned in Brown’s arrest was disciplined after the incident and is now not with the division.
