HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - A Marshall University football player, a former soccer player and a relative of the soccer player have filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Huntington and five police officers alleging civil rights violations when they were arrested last year.
The Herald-Dispatch reports that Marshall University football offensive lineman Nathaniel Charles Devers, former Marshall soccer player Cory Joseph Shimensky and a relative, Stephen Shimensky, filed a suit alleging excessive force, unlawful search and false arrest.
Police say they asked the men to leave a restaurant after responding to a call of a disturbance and arrested them when they refused. The men say they were physically attacked by police.
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The newspaper quoted Huntington City Attorney Scott Damron as saying Tuesday that the city hadn’t received a copy of the complaint and couldn’t comment.
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Information from: The Herald-Dispatch, http://www.herald-dispatch.com
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