Oregon man who was shot with a stun gun while standing in creek sues police
OA man was hospitalized for concussion and lung damage after falling on a rock after police tasing
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A federal civil rights lawsuit alleges two southern Oregon police officers used excessive force against a man who fled from a vehicle stop and was shot with a Taser while standing in a creek.
The lawsuit says two Eagle Point officers fired their stun guns at Jonathon J. Wolf on June 21, 2021, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. The suit says that caused him to fall in the water and hit his head on a rock, knocking him unconscious.
Police initially had stopped a car in which Wolf was riding. Wolf ran as police tried to arrest him on a parole violation warrant.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The suit alleges the officers should have known that Wolf’s position standing in a creek with a rocky bottom would lead to injury when a Taser was used.
Aaron Prunty, Eagle Point’s city administrator, said he hadn’t read the suit and couldn’t comment.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An Oregon man was shot with a stun gun and is now suing the officers who shot him.
Attorney David J. Linthorst said that Wolf floated face down in the water for at least a minute before officers could get to him.
Wolf, 33, was hospitalized for a concussion and lung damage, Linthorst said.
The suit, filed this week in federal court in Medford, seeks unspecified damages for Wolf’s injuries, medical costs and his pain and suffering.
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Wolf's "mere flight" from an officer wasn’t sufficient justification to use a Taser to stop him, Linthorst argues.