McCollum v. Drewitz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN DEANDRE R. MCCOLLUM, Plaintiff, Case No. 21-CV-316-JPS-JPS v. EDWARD A. DREWITZ, ORDER Defendant. 1. BACKGROUND On August 13, 2018, Racine County Sherriff’s Deputy Edward Drewitz (“Drewitz”) attempted to pull over Deandre McCollum’s (“McCollum”) vehicle. When McCollum failed to stop, subsequently crashed his car, and fled on foot, Drewitz used his police dog, Friday, and a taser to apprehend McCollum. McCollum contests the level of force Drewitz used in this apprehension. Specifically, McCollum alleges that (1) Drewitz deployed his…