Andrew James Jordan, Sr. v. Todd Watson

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI ) ANDREW JAMES JORDAN, SR., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) No. 4:24-cv-00734-JMD TODD WATSON, ) Defendant. ) ) ) ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING WATSON’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Andrew Jordan—a known car thief with active felony warrants—repeatedly resisted Detective Todd Watson’s attempts to arrest him. After Jordan refused to put his hands behind his back, Detective Watson pushed him to the ground to handcuff him. Jordan filed a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, but the Court dismissed nearly all his claims…