Legal Opinion
McCoy v. Meyers
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 10, 2018No. 17-3093PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHESON, Circuit Judge.
On March 22, 2011, Hutchinson, Kansas police officers responded to a reported armed hostage situation and arrested DeRon McCoy, Jr. The officers brought him to the ground, struck him, and rendered him unconscious with a carotid restraint maneuver. While he was unconscious, they handcuffed his arms behind his back, zip-tied his legs together, and moved him into a seated position. As he regained consciousness, the officers resumed striking him and placed him into a second carotid restraint, rendering him unconscious a second time.
Based on this incident, Mr. McCoy sued…
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