Olson v. City of Hooper Bay

OPINION

CHRISTEN, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Hooper Bay police responded to a request for a welfare check at the home of Thomas Olson, Suzanne Smith, and their young children. The officers found Olson asleep. When they woke him, Olson became belligerent and the officers placed him in handcuffs to escort him out of the building. In the process, Olson and two of the officers slipped and fell to the floor. The situation escalated when the officers tried to get Olson onto his feet and remove him from the home. In the ensuing scuffle, the officers used their tasers on Olson numerous times. Olson filed…