Woodhead v. Ridener

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY CENTRAL DIVISION (at Lexington) JAMES WOODHEAD, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Civil Action No. 5: 21-189-DCR ) V. ) ) LEXINGTON POLICE OFFICER ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ZAKARY S. RIDENER ) AND ORDER INDIVIDUALLY, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) *** *** *** *** During the summer of 2020, Lexington—like many cities throughout the nation—was faced with waves of public protests.1 While participating in one of these protests, Plaintiff James Woodhead was arrested by the defendants in this action, Lexington police officers Zakary Ridener and Keith McKinney.…