Civil Rights – Excessive Force – Arrest – Qualified Immunity 
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Published: October 21, 2010
Tags: Civil Rights, Judge James P. Jones, U.S. District Court - Western District
An Abingdon U.S. District Court says a Buchanan County deputy has qualified immunity from this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit filed by a plaintiff who alleges the deputy used excessive force when he took plaintiff by the arm to handcuff him and used pepper spray, after observing plaintiff’s slurred speech, drooling, admission to having taken ...
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