Nicki Lawson and Mona Alsip, as co-administrators of the Estate of Douglas Harless v. London Police Department, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY SOUTHERN DIVISION LONDON NICKI LAWSON and MONA ASLIP, as ) co-administrators of the Estate of Douglas ) Harless, ) No. 6:25-CV-00176-REW-HAI ) Plaintiffs, ) ) OPINION & ORDER v. ) ) LONDON POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., ) ) Defendants. *** *** *** *** I. Background This case arises from a tragic loss of life in Laurel County, just before Christmas in 2024. Decedent Douglas Harless died, in his home, when a team of London officers executed a search warrant on Vanzant Road around midnight on December 23, 2024. The warrant, as alleged, was…