Jones v. Village of Highland Hills

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION DETRIC JONES, ) Case No. 1:20-cv-2475 ) Plaintiff, ) ) MAGISTRATE JUDGE v. ) THOMAS M. PARKER ) VILLAGE OF HIGHLAND HILLS, et al., ) ) MEMORANDUM OF OPINION Defendants. ) AND ORDER1 ) After being tased and arrested at his apartment, Detric Jones faced criminal charges in Ohio state court. The state couldn’t prove the charges, and the trial judge granted Jones’s motion for judgment of acquittal. Seeking redress, Jones sued the Village of Highland Hills (“Highland Hills”) and two of its officers in what became this…