RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) - Four more inmates have filed a federal court lawsuit that claims they were abused by San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies at the West Valley Detention Center.
The Sun newspaper reports (https://bit.ly/1kphNXO) the suit filed Thursday is the second claim against the Sheriff’s Department this month.
It includes allegations similar to the one filed by six other inmates on May 7.
One man claims deputies handcuffed him, slammed him into a wall and then put a shotgun to his head “for no reason at all.”
Each man is asking for $15 million in damages, plus attorney fees and other related costs.
A sheriff’s spokeswoman declined to comment on the complaint Thursday night, saying she hadn’t been briefed on the lawsuit.
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Information from: The Sun, https://www.sbsun.com
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