Fred Watson v. Eddie Boyd, III, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION FRED WATSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:17-cv-02187-MTS ) EDDIE BOYD, III, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Eddie Boyd, III, a police officer with the City of Ferguson, initiated a heated encounter with Fred Watson in a Ferguson city park in 2012. The encounter culminated in Watson’s arrest and transport to the Ferguson Police Department, where officers booked him, placed him in a holding cell, issued him seven tickets, and required him to pay a $700 bond to secure his release. Watson later filed…