Antwan Lindsey was 45 years previous on July 8, 2023, when a Franklin County, Ohio sheriff’s deputy gunned him down at a neighborhood house complicated. In accordance with ABC 6, somebody notified the deputy, who was working safety obligation at a Walgreens drug retailer, that Lindsey was allegedly threatening individuals with a gun. It could later be revealed that the one who notified the deputy of the alleged threats was additionally within the house with an offended Lindsey, who believed that somebody had stolen his car. A subsequent investigation decided that the automotive was towed away, not stolen. The responding deputy exchanged transient gunfire with Lindsey earlier than Columbus police responded to the scene, the place an officer employed his taser to finish the standoff with out bloodshed.
Nevertheless, the Ohio Legal professional Common’s Workplace’s Bureau of Prison Investigation report acknowledged that it was solely after Lindsey’s physique “stiffened up” and he was incapacitated that officers fired 38 whole rounds at a person who had already surrendered. Don’t take our phrase for it; right here is the textual content immediately from the BCI report (names of the officers concerned have been redacted, not by us, however by BCI as reported to ABC6) :
–––– –––––– and Officer Cook dinner repeatedly instructed Lindsey to place his arms up, however he didn’t comply. witnessed Lindsey stick his center finger up (“flipping the hen”) at officers and Officer Cook dinner heard Lindsey state, “F**ok you” and “F**ok you ni**a, I’m not doing s**t” through the encounter. –––––– –––––– determined to deploy his Taser in an try to take Lindsey into custody. ––––– –––––– suggested Officer Cook dinner he could be deploying a Taser and Officer Cook dinner acknowledged the choice. ––––– –––––––introduced “Taser…Taser… Taser” and deployed his Taser which made a “popping” sound. The Taser prongs made contact with Lindsey’s left facet and ––––– ––––– noticed him “stiffen up.” Instantly following the Taser deployment, gunfire erupted from throughout the hallway of the decrease degree.
All the incident was captured on physique digicam and launched to the general public. It is extremely graphic, and a few could discover it disturbing. Click on HERE for those who want to view all 20 minutes of footage.
The household’s lawsuit keys in on the BCI admission that the 38 rounds weren’t fired till after the taser had been deployed and appeared to have been efficient. That stated, it ought to come as no shock {that a} Franklin County grand jury declined to indict any of the concerned officers, leaving the household to hunt monetary justice on their very own.
10TV notes that this lawsuit, which is for $75,000, isn’t confined to only the officers who fired their weapons; it particularly names the Metropolis of Columbus, Police Chief Elaine Bryant, Public Security Director Kate McSweeney-Pishotti, Sergeant Jonathon Goodrich, the 4 officers who fired at Lindsey, and greater than 15 different officers and employees members.
BOSSIP will proceed to observe this lawsuit because it progresses.