Legal Opinion
Eric Darden v. City of Fort Worth, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 9, 2017No. 16-11244PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD C. PRADO, Circuit Judge:
Fort Worth Policé Officers W.F. Snow and Javier Romero arrested Jermaine Darden, a black man who was obese, while executing a no-knock warrant at a private residence. In arresting Darden, the officers allegedly threw him to the ground, tased him twice, choked him, punched and kicked him in the face, pushed him into a face-down position, pressed his face into the ground, and pulled his hands behind his back to handcuff him. Darden suffered a heart attack and died during the arrest. The administrator of Darden’s estate subsequently brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983…
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3Cited by13 opinions
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