Jones v. Boykan

By a complaint filed in Superior Court, the plaintiffs *465claimed that a police officer, employed by the city of Springfield (city), unlawfully invaded a restricted area of their family-owned convenience store, brutally beat them, made false arrests, used excessive force, and filed a false report. One injured plaintiff was a female child. Two adult plaintiffs — Nicole Jones and William Owens — were charged with disorderly conduct and assault and battery on an officer, the latter of which (see G. L. c. 265, § 13D) was punishable by up to two and one-half years in a house of correction. This…