Barrios v. Houston County Sheriff's Department

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION MICHAEL ANTHONY BARRIOS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 3:20-cv-00516 ) THE COUNTY OF HOUSTON, ) TENNESSEE; THE CITY OF ERIN, ) TENNESSEE; ETHAN MYRICK; ) TARA WALLACE; JEFFREY BATES; ) and JERRY WENINGER, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Michael Anthony Barrios brings this case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that, on the night of August 13, 2019, City of Erin Police Officer Ethan Myrick stopped him without cause and used excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. He also alleges…