Video shows use of force by officer that led to lawsuit
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September 27, 2018
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Police have released body camera footage of a Topeka police officer taking a man to the ground and breaking his jaw in a confrontation that has led to a federal lawsuit.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that it obtained the recording of 35-year-old Timothy Harris' arrest through an open records request.
Harris alleges that constitutional rights were violated in January after the officer approached as he was sitting in his car. After Harris gets out of his car, the officer then is heard saying that he didn't tell Harris to do so. The officer takes him to the ground moments...
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